Why is Draenor named after the draenei?

Draenor is a Dreanei name of that world. They named the world, not the other way around. The Orc name is unknown, they were rather primitive, so they likely didn't know that the other worlds exist. They seem to have excepted the Dreanei name for their world.
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Where does the name Draenor come from?

Velen and his people called themselves draenei -- "exiled ones" in the eredar language. And when they landed on the little planet in the middle of nowhere, they named it Draenor -- "exile's refuge." For the most part, the native orcs and the draenei remained distant from each other, although peaceful.
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What was Draenor called before the draenei?

Draenor, [ˈdɹænɔɹ] called Dawgar ("the Known Earth") by the ogres and Rakshar ("the Sunstone") by the arakkoa, was the homeworld of the orcish race and the last refuge of the draenei before their arrival on Azeroth. It was a large, fertile world dominated by vast plains, dense forests, and lush swamps.
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Why are they called draenei?

The draenei [ˈdɹænɑɪ] (meaning Exiled Ones in their own tongue) are a faction of uncorrupted eredar who fled their homeworld of Argus to escape the corruption of the demonic Burning Legion.
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What is the draenei culture based on?

The Draenei are a bit all over the place, with eastern European accents, Crystal Spires and Togas architecture, some Southern Asian and Middle Eastern influences, and Greek-sounding names (and their accent is probably supposed to be Greek, but the way some of the actors do it it sounds more Russian).
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What Happened To Alternate Draenor After WoD?

What animal are draenei based on?

The Draenei are a race of anthropomorphic goat-like humanoids, and one of the major playable characters, in Activision Blizzard's games Warcraft III and World of Warcraft. Some have characterized them as 'space goats', and while they are cloven-hooved, the resemblance to goats goes no farther.
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What ethnicity are draenei?

The big newcomers to Azeroth, seen as aliens by the native races, and their culture has kind of a sci-fi high tech look to it. Coincidentally, they are by far the most ancient of the playable races, the draenei culture stretching back to even before the night elves.
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What are draenei names based on?

Most draenei names actually have Greek root inspiration rather than Russian. Female names tend to have more Indic roots as well. Draenei culture is a proper melting pot.
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What do orcs call Draenor?

The Arrakoa called it "Rakshar" and the Ogres called it "Dawgar". Nowhere does it say what the orcs called it, so I think it's safe to assume they didn't have a name for it, and once they heard what the Draenei called it, they just adopted it.
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Why was Draenor dying?

When the orc shaman Ner'zhul recklessly opened dimensional portals to find new worlds to conquer, Draenor was torn apart and believed completely lost. However, a large fragment of the world remained intact. That fragment is known today as Outland.
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Why are draenei immortal?

The Lightforged draenei are empowered and immortal. The human Turalyon is also considered to be immortal due to his process of becoming Lightforged at the hands of Xe'ra. The Sunwell apparently granted something "akin to immortality" to the high elves, its effects reaching even to other planets and dimensions.
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Is Outland and Draenor the same?

Outland (sometimes mistakenly called "the Outland" or "the Outlands") is the shattered floating remnants of the destroyed world of Draenor, the homeworld of the orcs and ogres and refuge of the draenei.
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Why do draenei look different?

After being exposed to the fel energies wielded by orc warlocks, many draenei were mutated into physically deteriorated forms known as the Krokul, or the "Broken".
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Is Eredar a draenei?

“Draenei” are what the political group of Eredar who fled Argus started calling themselves. Eredar is the species, Draenei is the faction.
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Where was Mannoroth killed?

Let us review Mannoroth's plight, shall we? Firstly, he was defeated at the Well of Eternity, cast back into the Nether. Then, he was killed by Grom in Ashenvale, Gorehowl thrust into his chest.
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What origin is garrison?

English: from a shortened form of Middle English Gerardson, a patronymic from the personal name Gerard + son, or an Anglicized form of its Dutch cognate Gerritsen . The English surname is probably in most cases of Flemish or Dutch origin.
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What does Zug Zug mean in wow?

"Zug-zug" or "Zug zug" = Acknowledgment and agreement; roughly the equivalent of "okay".
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What does Adar call the orcs?

He is one of the elves Morgoth “tortured” and “twisted” into “a new and ruined form of life.” She called those elves, the first orcs, “the Moriondor, the Sons of the Dark.” But Adar says they prefer another name: Uruk.
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What is the Draenei accent?

Draenei = Russian/Eastern. Draenei have Indian / Oriental accent though.
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How do you pronounce Draenei?

drain-eye, as in the kitchen sink drain and your eye ball. That is the official pronunciation.
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What are the Red Draenei called?

The red "Draenei" are the Eredar who joined the Burning Legion when Sargeras came and offered them power. To be clear, you are Eredar, NOT Draenei. The word Draenei means Exiled ones.
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Can a draenei be a druid?

Some tribes of the draenei Lost Ones are known to practice druidism. For example, the Feralfen tribe. It is probably something that happened after the separation from the draenei, as neither draenei nor Broken draenei are known to practice druidism.
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What are blood elves based off of?

So I did some research, and according to Wowpedia the Blood elves and their architecture has inspirations from: orientalism. Islamic Culture. Eastern Roman Empire.
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Do draenei have surnames?

Draenei don't have surnames due to cultural reasons. Gnomes earn their surnames based on their own achievements in life, which means the surname will change from person to person, rather than being tied to a family or bloodline.
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