backwater

A place that is extremely remote and/or isolated, such that it is removed from the reach and influence of the outside world and thus is often regarded as socially stagnant or backward. He grew up in a bit of a backwater, so his manners aren't exactly refined.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Andromeda	an-DRAW-mə-də (English)	Greek Mythology
Phares	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Chaggit	-	Biblical Hebrew
Jocelin	JAHS-lin, JAHS-ə-lin	English (Rare)
Ramirus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Fiachna	-	Irish