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Place-name Baby Names

1368 Place-name names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

A place name carries a story only your family knows — where you met, where you married, the city you always meant to return to. Place-name baby names are personal in a way few other names manage, and they sound effortlessly modern while they do it.

Place Names for Girls

London, Londyn, Vienna and Carolina are elegant and evocative, while Sydney, Brooklynn, Salem and Dakota feel a little cooler and more offbeat.

Place Names for Boys

Dallas, Denver, Cairo and Rome are bold and cinematic. For something that reads more like a surname, Preston, Clayton, Paxton and Remington work beautifully.

Choosing a Place Name Well

The best ones pass two tests: it means something to you, and it still sounds like a name rather than a postcard. Salem, Sutton and Zaire all clear that bar easily.

Every name below links to its own page with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation — so you can hear it before you choose.

Place-name Girl Names

Oakley#156 in the U.S.Oak clearing or oak meadow; from Old English ac (oak) + leah (clearing, meadow)Sutton#181 in the U.S.Southern settlement or southern farm; from Old English suth (south) + tun (settlement, enclosurShiloh#281 in the U.S.Peaceful; place of rest; the one to whom it belongsDakota#296 in the U.S.Friend, ally; the friendly people — from the Sioux languageKendall#328 in the U.S.From a place name in Cumbria, England — Kendal — derived from Old Norse 'Kent-dale', meaning 'vLeighton#342 in the U.S.From an Old English place name, 'leac-tun', meaning a kitchen garden or leek garden (leac = leeSydney#348 in the U.S.From the English surname Sidney, from the Old English 'sid' (wide) and 'eg' (island), meaning 'Londyn#388 in the U.S.Phonetic respelling of London, from the Roman Londinium, possibly derived from a Brittonic placCarolina#405 in the U.S.Latinate feminine form of Carolus (Charles), from Germanic Karl meaning free man; Carolina meanLondon#431 in the U.S.From the Roman city name Londinium, of disputed Celtic origin; possibly from a Brittonic personVienna#434 in the U.S.From the Roman city name Vindobona, of Celtic origin; possibly from Celtic vindo meaning white Salem#436 in the U.S.From Hebrew shalom and Arabic salam both meaning peace; used as a place name (Jerusalem = City Brooklynn#488 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Brooklyn, from the New York borough name derived from Dutch 'Breukelen' (meRemington#513 in the U.S.Settlement of the Hrym family; or raven's homestead — from Old English place-name elementsPhoenix#534 in the U.S.The mythical bird of rebirth; from Greek phoinix, also meaning dark red or crimson, and associaCapri#547 in the U.S.From the Italian island Capri, whose name derives from Latin capreae meaning 'wild goats' (fromHolland#550 in the U.S.From the Dutch region name Holland, derived from Old Dutch holt ('wood') or hol ('hollow, low-lParis#592 in the U.S.From the Greek mythological name Paris, possibly related to Parrhasios or a pre-Greek root; alsSiena#610 in the U.S.From the Italian city of Siena in Tuscany, whose name may derive from the Roman Senones tribe oSierra#616 in the U.S.From Spanish sierra meaning 'mountain range' or 'jagged ridge,' derived from Latin serra ('saw'Winona#627 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sioux word winúŋna, meaning 'firstborn daughter.' In Dakota tradition, children

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Place-name Boy Names

Hayden#161 in the U.S.Hay valley or hedged valley; from Old English haeg (hay or hedge) + denu (valley)Dallas#238 in the U.S.From the meadow dwelling; from the valley placeShiloh#278 in the U.S.Peaceful; place of rest; the one to whom it belongsPreston#299 in the U.S.Priest's estate; settlement of the priestsClayton#300 in the U.S.Clay settlement; a place built on clay soilRemington#307 in the U.S.Settlement on the rim; the farm of the raven-familyDakota#319 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sioux word 'dakotah', meaning 'friend', 'ally', or 'those who are considered frSutton#332 in the U.S.From the Old English 'suth' (south) and 'tun' (settlement, farm, town), meaning 'southern settlPaxton#338 in the U.S.From an Old English place name and surname, from 'Poecc's tun' (Poecc's settlement) or possiblyCairo#341 in the U.S.From the Arabic Al-Qahira, meaning 'the victorious' or 'the conqueror', a name associated with Bradley#403 in the U.S.From Old English brad meaning broad and leah meaning woodland clearing or meadow; a topographicRome#452 in the U.S.From the name of the ancient city Roma, used directly as a given name; the city's own etymologyZaire#503 in the U.S.From the Kikongo word nzadi o nzere meaning 'the river that swallows all rivers,' referring to Denver#518 in the U.S.From the English surname Denver, derived from the French place-name d'Anvers (from Antwerp, BelKolton#594 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Colton, from the Old English place-name and surname meaning 'settlement neaColby#615 in the U.S.From an Old Norse-English place-name and surname, composed of Old Norse Koli (a personal name mWestley#619 in the U.S.Variant of Wesley, from a place-name and surname composed of Old English west ('west') and leahBoston#620 in the U.S.From the English town of Boston, Lincolnshire, named for Saint Botolph and his stone church: frKasai#639 in the U.S.Primarily a place name from the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of Congo; used as a giveMemphis#640 in the U.S.From the ancient Egyptian city Men-nefer, meaning enduring and beautiful or good place; MemphisPrinceton#653 in the U.S.From the English place name Princeton, composed of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning first o

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Frequently Asked

What are popular place-name baby names?

Popular picks include London, Dallas, Vienna, Denver, Sydney and Cairo.

Are place names good baby names?

They work best when the place genuinely means something to your family — that personal story is what turns a location into a name worth carrying.

What are unisex place names?

Dakota, Salem, Sutton and Remington are all used for girls and boys. Each page shows how the spelling is currently used in the U.S.

How many place-name baby names are on More4Kids?

More4Kids lists 1368 place-name baby names, each with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.