Unique Title: "HyperToroidal Hash Overlays and Cryptographic Provenance for Decentralized Network Nomenclature" Unique Abstract: This paper introduces a decentralized architecture for internet naming services that replaces hierarchical DNS with a dual-stack system combining a latency-optimized distributed hash table and a cryptographically immutable ownership ledger. Our approach embeds network nodes into a high-dimensional toroidal metric space using Voronoi–Delaunay geometric partitioning, enabling proximity-aware routing that minimizes real-world latency rather than hop count. Domain ownership is managed via a modified blockchain mechanism that records transfers and claims as authenticated transactions, eliminating centralized certificate authorities. The system maintains backward compatibility with legacy DNS while introducing cryptographic signing of all records, resistance to spoofing and censorship, and distributed trust. We describe the implementation of a prototype system that integrates these components, demonstrating feasibility for incremental adoption. This work addresses prior criticisms of DHT-based naming by introducing spatial embeddings, ownership provenance, and incentive-aligned decentralization, offering a scalable and secure alternative to traditional DNS infrastructure.