Place Name Boy Names
691 place name boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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There is a reason so many boys are walking around with a map in their name. A place carries weather, distance and a bit of grit, and parents searching for place name boy names are usually after exactly that texture — something that sounds lived-in rather than looked-up. The American-road tier does it best. Dallas is broad-shouldered and instantly familiar. Denver comes with thin mountain air and an easy grin. Dakota keeps its plains-and-prairie hush, and Remington is the longest, most cinematic of the bunch, with a ready-made nickname waiting inside it.
Cross the ocean and the mood shifts from open road to old stone. Rome is one syllable of empire. Cairo is warm and rhythmic and still genuinely uncommon in the U.S. Zaire has a river behind it and a sound unlike anything else on the list. For families who want the map buried a little deeper, the English-place surnames do the quiet work: Preston, Clayton, Sutton and Paxton all started as somewhere before they became someone, and none of them will ever need spelling twice.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, the place it comes from, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
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Holdyn#5110 in the U.S.-yn spelling of Holden — from Old English, 'the deep/hollow valley'▶Kensley#5147 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Old English, 'Cyne's meadow' or 'the royal/bold one's clea▶Monaco#5167 in the U.S.From the place-name Monaco — from Greek monoikos, 'single dwelling; a solitary one/monk' (the M▶Fremont#5175 in the U.S.Fremont is a surname and American place-name, most often read through French or German elements▶Rexford#5187 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Latin rex, 'king', plus Old English ford, 'a river crossin▶Shelton#5195 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Old English scylf, 'a ledge, a shelf of land', plus tun, '▶Stokely#5197 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Old English stoc, 'an outlying farm/hamlet', plus leah, 'm▶Woodley#5208 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Old English wudu, 'wood, forest', plus leah, 'meadow, clea▶Ziare#5219 in the U.S.Spelling of Zaire/Zyaire — from the Congo River, Kikongo nzere/nzadi, 'the river that swallows ▶Arno#5242 in the U.S.Short form of Arnold/Arnulf — from Germanic arn, 'eagle' — 'eagle-ruler/eagle-wolf'; also the T▶Avon#5245 in the U.S.From the Celtic/Welsh afon, 'a river' (several English rivers, including Shakespeare's Avon)▶Cayman#5260 in the U.S.From the word caiman — from a Carib/Taino word for 'a crocodile/caiman'; also the Cayman Island▶Cortland#5262 in the U.S.From an English/Dutch surname/place-name — 'the court's land' or 'short land' (Dutch kort, 'sho▶Ege#5276 in the U.S.From Turkish Ege, 'the Aegean Sea' (the Aegean region of Turkey); also linked to 'a ruler, a lo▶Holten#5286 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Old English holt, 'a wood, a forest', plus tun, 'town/sett▶Landan#5337 in the U.S.-an spelling of Landon — from Old English, 'the long hill' (lang, 'long', plus dun, 'hill')▶Raeford#5340 in the U.S.Raeford joins the name Rae with ford, an Old English word for a river crossing, echoing the tow▶Nain#5363 in the U.S.From the biblical town Nain — from Hebrew na'im, 'pleasant, beautiful, lovely'; also a modern L▶Paden#5376 in the U.S.From an English surname/place-name — 'Pada's hill' or 'the pine-tree valley'; also echoes Payto▶Guilford#5380 in the U.S.Guilford is an English place-and-surname name, usually explained from Old English elements mean▶Ural#5395 in the U.S.Ural is most plausibly a place-name given as a first name, from the Ural mountains and river of▶Tekoa#5404 in the U.S.From the biblical Tekoa — from Hebrew, 'a trumpet blast; a fastening, a pitching of tents' (the▶Melford#5406 in the U.S.Melford is an English surname and place-name used as a given name; it comes from Old English el▶Windham#5416 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Old English, 'Wina's homestead' (a friend's home), or 'the▶Bexley#5454 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — Old English byxe, 'box-tree', plus leah, 'clearing, meadow▶Cipriano#5464 in the U.S.Italian/Spanish form of Cyprian — from Latin Cyprianus, 'from Cyprus' (the island sacred to Aph▶Desmon#5480 in the U.S.-on spelling of Desmond — from Irish Deas-Mhumhain, 'South Munster' — 'a man of South Munster'▶Essex#5495 in the U.S.From the English county Essex — from Old English East Seaxe, 'the (land of the) East Saxons'▶Hansford#5512 in the U.S.Hansford is an English surname drawn from a place name of the '-ford' type, marking a river cro▶Hassell#5519 in the U.S.Hassell is an English surname taken from a place name, from Old English elements meaning 'nook'▶Latham#5551 in the U.S.From the English surname Latham — from Old Norse hlaða, 'a barn' — 'the place of the barns; (th▶Maui#5566 in the U.S.From the Polynesian demigod Maui — the legendary trickster hero who fished up islands and snare▶Remmington#5591 in the U.S.-mm- spelling of Remington — from Old English, 'the farm/settlement on the boundary stream', or▶Riyad#5592 in the U.S.From Arabic riyad, 'gardens, meadows' (the plural of rawdah, 'a garden'); also the Saudi capita▶Vegas#5624 in the U.S.From Las Vegas — Spanish vegas, 'the meadows, the fertile plains/valleys' (a place-name)▶Wilton#5629 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Wilton — from Old English, 'the farm/town by the stream' (the Ri▶Windsor#5630 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Windsor — from Old English, 'the riverbank with a windlass/winch▶Yamal#5645 in the U.S.A name in current use partly through footballer Lamine Yamal; Yamal is also a Siberian peninsul▶Ashby#5664 in the U.S.From the English surname Ashby — from Old Norse, 'the farm/settlement by the ash trees' (askr, ▶Ashtin#5666 in the U.S.-in spelling of Ashton — from Old English, 'the ash-tree town/farm' (aesc, 'ash', plus tun)▶Carlyle#5683 in the U.S.From the surname Carlyle — from the city of Carlisle, 'the fortified town of Luel' (Brittonic c▶Emmaus#5711 in the U.S.From the biblical village Emmaus — from Hebrew/Aramaic, 'warm springs' (hammat); a place-name▶Etham#5715 in the U.S.From the biblical place Etham — from Hebrew, possibly 'their strength' or 'with them'; also ech▶Haaland#5728 in the U.S.From the Norwegian surname Håland/Haaland — from Old Norse, 'the high land; a farm on high grou▶Harlym#5730 in the U.S.An -ym spelling of Harlem — the New York district, named for Haarlem in the Netherlands ('a hom▶Jayton#5747 in the U.S.A modern name joining Jay (the jaybird, or a J- name) with the -ton ending ('a town'); also a T▶Leven#5785 in the U.S.From the Scottish place-name Leven — a river name, variously 'a smooth/flooding river' or 'an e▶Princeston#5817 in the U.S.An -es- spelling of Princeton — from Old English, 'the prince's town or estate' (prince plus tu▶Rayleigh#5820 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Rayleigh — Old English, 'a roe-deer's meadow/clearing' (ra, 'roe▶Sevan#5836 in the U.S.From the Armenian place-name Sevan — Lake Sevan, the great Armenian lake; linked to sev, 'black▶Briston#5925 in the U.S.From the English place-name Briston/Bristol — from Old English, 'the place/assembly by the brid▶Dartagnan#5952 in the U.S.From the French d'Artagnan, 'of Artagnan' — a place in Gascony; the name of Dumas's heroic musk▶Ennis#5970 in the U.S.From the Irish place Ennis (Inis), 'an island; a river-meadow/water-meadow'; also linked to a f▶Errol#5971 in the U.S.From the Scottish place Errol; also linked to the Germanic Earl/'a wanderer, an errant one'; ro▶Linkyn#6043 in the U.S.A -yn spelling of Lincoln — from Old English/Latin, 'the lake colony; the Roman colony by the p▶Lyncoln#6046 in the U.S.A -yn- spelling of Lincoln — from Old English/Latin, 'the lake colony; the Roman colony by the ▶Scotland#6107 in the U.S.From the place-name Scotland — 'the land of the Scots' (the Gaels), from Old English Scottas, '▶Stirling#6118 in the U.S.From the Scottish place Stirling (meaning uncertain); also linked to 'sterling', 'of the highes▶Afton#6179 in the U.S.From the English place-name Afton — the Afton river in Scotland, and 'Afa's settlement' (a pers▶Telford#6245 in the U.S.Telford is an English surname and, more famously now, a Shropshire town named in the twentieth ▶Hyland#6265 in the U.S.From the English surname Hyland — from Old English heah, 'high', plus land, 'land'; 'from the h▶Kona#6314 in the U.S.From Hawaiian kona, 'the leeward side (of an island)' (the Kona coast); also a Hindi word, 'a c▶Morocco#6345 in the U.S.From the country Morocco — its name via Marrakesh, from the Berber/Arabic for 'the land of God'▶Sinai#6396 in the U.S.From the place-name Sinai — Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments; the meaning▶Stafford#6401 in the U.S.From the English place-name/surname Stafford — from Old English staeth, 'a landing place, a sta▶Wensley#6422 in the U.S.From the English place-name Wensley — variously 'Woden's meadow' (the god Woden) and 'Waendel's▶Whitton#6424 in the U.S.From the English place-name Whitton — from Old English hwit, 'white', plus tun, 'a settlement' ▶Trever#6476 in the U.S.Trever is a variant spelling of Trevor, from a Welsh place name and surname built on tref, 'hom▶Windle#6482 in the U.S.Windle is an English surname drawn from a place name, from Old English elements meaning roughly▶Brookston#6496 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — from Old English broc, 'a brook, a stream', plus tun, ▶Caledon#6500 in the U.S.From Caledonia — the Roman name for Scotland (and a place name) — of uncertain Celtic origin, p▶Chicago#6505 in the U.S.From the city of Chicago — from the Miami-Illinois shikaakwa, 'the wild onion; the striped skun▶Cleveland#6506 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — from Old English clif, 'a cliff', plus land; 'the land▶Coleton#6507 in the U.S.A spelling of Colton — an English surname/place, 'the coal town' or 'Cola's settlement' (Cola, ▶Dekota#6521 in the U.S.A spelling of Dakota — from the Dakota Sioux, 'a friend; an ally; a friendly one'; also a U.S. ▶Everton#6549 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — from Old English eofor, 'a wild boar', plus tun, 'a se▶Hayston#6578 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — variously 'the hay town' (hay, plus tun, 'a settlement▶Haywood#6579 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — from Old English hege, 'a hedge; an enclosure', plus w▶Hendon#6581 in the U.S.From an English place name and surname — from Old English heah, 'high', plus dun, 'a hill'; 'at▶Juneau#6614 in the U.S.From Juneau, the capital of Alaska — named for the gold prospector Joseph Juneau (a French surn▶Keston#6639 in the U.S.From an English place name and surname — from Old English, variously 'the place of the boundary▶Layten#6655 in the U.S.A spelling of Layton/Leighton — from Old English leac-tun, 'a herb/leek garden; a vegetable enc▶Linkon#6662 in the U.S.A spelling of Lincoln — from the Roman Lindum Colonia, 'the colony by the pool/lake' (Brittonic▶Louden#6665 in the U.S.A spelling of Loudon/Loudoun — a Scottish surname and place name, variously 'the low valley' an▶Melbourne#6691 in the U.S.Melbourne began as an English place-name from Old English myln, 'mill', and burna, 'stream or b▶Renton#6719 in the U.S.From a Scottish surname and place name — from a stream/personal name plus tun, 'a settlement'; ▶Richmond#6722 in the U.S.From a Norman French place name — from riche, 'rich; powerful; splendid', plus mont, 'a hill, a▶Rockland#6725 in the U.S.From an English place name and surname — 'the rocky land; a place of rocks' (rock, plus land)▶Slayton#6758 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — variously 'the settlement by the sloe trees' and 'the ▶Thurlow#6777 in the U.S.Thurlow is an English place-and-surname name, most often explained from Thur (the god Thunor or▶Tyrian#6777 in the U.S.From 'Tyrian' — 'of Tyre' (the ancient Phoenician city), best known for 'Tyrian purple', a priz▶Whitney#6786 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — Old English hwit, 'white', plus eg, 'an island', or ea, 'water'▶Calais#6878 in the U.S.Variously from Greek mythology — Calais, a winged son of Boreas (the North Wind) and an Argonau▶Camdon#6880 in the U.S.A spelling of Camden — from Old English, variously 'the winding valley' and 'the enclosed valle▶Canton#6882 in the U.S.From the word/place canton — 'a corner; a division/district; a small territory' (from French/La▶Crewe#6892 in the U.S.From the English/Welsh place and surname Crewe — variously 'a fish-trap; a weir' and 'a ford/cr▶Medford#6913 in the U.S.Medford is an English surname taken from place names meaning 'middle ford' or 'meadow ford' — a▶Eston#6938 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — Old English east, 'east', plus tun, 'a settlement; a town'; 'th▶Jerico#6993 in the U.S.A spelling of Jericho — variously 'city of the moon' and 'fragrant; a sweet smell' (Hebrew) — t▶Andes#6999 in the U.S.A place-name used as a given name, after the Andes — the great mountain range running down west▶Karrington#7021 in the U.S.A spelling of Carrington — from an English place/surname, 'the town/settlement of Cara's people▶Kingslee#7041 in the U.S.A spelling of Kingsley — from Old English, 'the king's meadow; the king's clearing/wood' (cynin▶Kingstin#7042 in the U.S.A spelling of Kingston — from Old English, 'the king's town; the king's settlement/estate' (cyn▶Lakeland#7055 in the U.S.From the English words lake + land — 'the land of lakes' (as in the Lake District, and Lakeland▶Laramie#7058 in the U.S.From the French surname Laramée — variously 'the shady bower; a leafy branch/arbor' — and a pla▶Linwood#7064 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — variously 'the stream by the wood' and 'the lime/linden-tree wo▶Lofton#7065 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — 'the lofty/high town; the upper farm/settlement' (from Old Nors▶Riplee#7150 in the U.S.A spelling of Ripley — from Old English, 'the strip-shaped clearing/meadow' (ripel, 'a strip', ▶Rutledge#7152 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — variously 'the red pool/marsh' and 'the red ledge' (Old English▶Sanford#7159 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — Old English sand, 'sand', plus ford, 'a river crossing'; 'the s▶Siam#7174 in the U.S.From Siam — the former name of Thailand (possibly from Sanskrit shyama, 'dark; brown'); a place▶Tabor#7180 in the U.S.Variously from Hebrew, 'a height; a mound' (Mount Tabor), and from Hungarian/Czech tabor, 'a ca▶Tirone#7187 in the U.S.A spelling of Tyrone — from the Irish county Tyrone (Tir Eoghain, 'the land of Eoghan/Owen'); w▶Torrence#7189 in the U.S.From the Scottish place/surname Torrance — 'from the little hills/knolls' (Gaelic torran, 'a hi▶Venice#7197 in the U.S.From Venice — the Italian canal city (named for the ancient Veneti people); a place-name; used ▶Versai#7198 in the U.S.A modern coined name, echoing Versailles (the grand French palace/town) and Versace; no firmly ▶Arafat#7259 in the U.S.After Arafat — the plain and Mount Arafat near Mecca, where pilgrims gather on the most importa▶Ashford#7271 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the ford by the ash trees' (Old English aesc, 'ash', + ford, 'a▶Yuma#7275 in the U.S.Yuma is the name of a city in Arizona and the name long applied to the Quechan people of the lo▶Bensley#7287 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'Benne's clearing/wood' (a personal name plus leah, 'clearing');▶Braddock#7295 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the broad oak' (Old English brad, 'broad', + ac, 'oak')▶Brixten#7303 in the U.S.A spelling of Brixton — after the London district, 'Brihtsige's stone' (a personal name plus st▶Dacre#7319 in the U.S.From the English (Cumbrian) place/surname Dacre, 'a trickling stream' (a Brittonic/Cumbric rive▶Delton#7333 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the town/settlement in the valley' (Old English dael, 'dale; va▶Drin#7349 in the U.S.An Albanian name after the river Drin (the longest river in Albania); also a short form of name▶Fenton#7377 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the settlement by the marsh/fen' (Old English fenn, 'marsh; fen▶Holsten#7395 in the U.S.From a German place/surname, linked to Holstein and to Holzsassen, 'those who dwell in the wood▶Irvan#7416 in the U.S.Irvan is a variant of Irvin or Irving, names that trace to the Scottish town and river Irvine. ▶Kano#7472 in the U.S.Variously a Japanese surname (a noted school of painters), a Nigerian place-name (the city of K▶Kinsley#7496 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the king's meadow/wood' (from cyne, 'royal', + leah, 'wood/clea▶Leyland#7510 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'fallow/untilled land' (from Old English laege, 'fallow', + land▶Linken#7511 in the U.S.A spelling of Lincoln — from an English place, 'the lake/pool colony' (Celtic lindo, 'pool/lake▶Marlee#7530 in the U.S.A spelling of Marley — from an English place/surname, 'the pleasant/boundary wood or meadow' (a▶Nevada#7570 in the U.S.From Spanish nevada, 'snow-covered; snowy' (the U.S. state, named for the Sierra Nevada) — a pl▶Paxten#7587 in the U.S.A spelling of Paxton — from an English place/surname, 'Poecc's town' (later linked to Latin pax▶Stanford#7647 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the stony ford; a stone river-crossing' (Old English stan, 'sto▶Stokes#7650 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'one from the outlying settlement/hamlet' (from Old English stoc, 'a p▶Tennessee#7663 in the U.S.From the place-name Tennessee — the U.S. state, named for the Cherokee village Tanasi (of uncer▶Trenten#7674 in the U.S.A spelling of Trenton — from an English place/surname, 'Trent's town/settlement' (Trenton, New ▶Andros#7765 in the U.S.From Greek andros, 'a man; of man' (the genitive of aner, 'man'); also a Greek island in the Cy▶Avalon#7785 in the U.S.From the Arthurian place-name Avalon — Welsh, 'the isle of apples; a paradise' (from afal, 'app▶Braxston#7812 in the U.S.A spelling of Braxton — from an English place/surname, 'Brock's town/settlement' (Brock, 'a bad▶Kempton#7812 in the U.S.Kempton is an English place-name and surname, from Old English elements meaning roughly a farms▶Brixtyn#7819 in the U.S.A spelling of Brixton — from an English place/surname, 'Brihtsige's stone/town' (a district of ▶Carrington#7828 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'Cara's town/settlement'; used for both sexes; here for boys; we▶Chatham#7839 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'a forest/wood settlement' (Celtic ceto, 'wood', + Old English h▶Corinthian#7846 in the U.S.From the Greek place Corinth — 'of Corinth; elegant; ornate' (the Corinthian order of architect▶Dallis#7851 in the U.S.A spelling of Dallas — from a Scottish place/surname, 'a meadow dwelling; a dale house' (also t▶Darby#7855 in the U.S.From an English/Norse place/surname, 'a deer park; a village/farm where deer are kept' (Old Nor▶Durham#7874 in the U.S.From the English place Durham — 'a hill island; a fortified hill on a peninsula' (Old English d▶Elgin#7885 in the U.S.From the Scottish place Elgin — variously 'little Ireland' and 'a little noble one' (a cathedra▶Farley#7906 in the U.S.From the Old English, variously 'a fern clearing/meadow' (fearn, 'fern', + leah, 'clearing') an▶Fielding#7909 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'one who dwells in the field/open country' (feld, 'field', + the -ing suf▶Harlee#7923 in the U.S.A spelling of Harley — from the Old English, variously 'the hare's meadow' and 'the army/rock m▶Isley#7941 in the U.S.From the Old English, variously 'the island meadow' and 'Isa's wood/clearing' (linked to ieg, '▶Kayro#8006 in the U.S.A spelling of Cairo/Kairo — from the Arabic al-Qahira, 'the victorious; the conqueror' (the cap▶Lennex#8050 in the U.S.A spelling of Lennox — from the Scottish place/surname, 'with many elm trees; a field of elms' ▶Lenoxx#8051 in the U.S.A spelling of Lennox — from the Scottish place/surname, 'with many elm trees; a field of elms' ▶Lindon#8055 in the U.S.A spelling of Lyndon — from the Old English, 'the hill of lime/linden trees' (lind, 'linden tre▶Loghan#8058 in the U.S.A spelling of Logan — from the Scottish place/surname, 'a little hollow; a small hollow/dip in ▶Lydell#8068 in the U.S.From the English surname Liddell/Lydell, 'from the loud/roaring valley; the loud stream' (Old E▶Staton#8075 in the U.S.An English surname drawn from a place-name; the -ton ending is Old English tun, 'farmstead, set▶Marsh#8083 in the U.S.From the English, 'marshland; one who lives by a marsh' (from Old English mersc, 'marsh'); a pl▶Montreal#8099 in the U.S.From the French place Montreal — 'Mount Royal' (Mont Real, the hill at the heart of the Canadia▶Nevo#8122 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Nevo, 'a height; the elevated place' (Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised ▶Rawley#8159 in the U.S.A spelling of Raleigh/Rawley — from the Old English, 'the roe-deer clearing/meadow' (ra, 'roe d▶Roswell#8173 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Roswell, variously 'a horse spring/well' and "Roth's spring" (a ▶Rowley#8174 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Rowley — from the Old English, 'the rough clearing/meadow' (ruh,▶Thaxton#8191 in the U.S.An English surname turned given name, from a place name meaning roughly 'Thakes' or Thakestan's▶Armstead#8192 in the U.S.Armstead is an English surname, a variant of Armistead, from a place name understood as 'hermit▶Takota#8222 in the U.S.A form/spelling linked to Dakota/Lakota — from the Sioux, 'a friend; an ally' (also the name of▶Lenzie#8256 in the U.S.Lenzie is best understood as a Scottish place and family name. There is a village called Lenzie▶Zeeland#8278 in the U.S.From the Dutch place Zeeland — zee, 'sea', + land, 'land', hence 'sea land' (a province of the ▶Ainsley#8280 in the U.S.From an English/Scottish place name and surname, read as 'one's own meadow' or 'hermitage clear▶Araz#8303 in the U.S.From the Aras (Araz), the great river that runs along the borders of Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and▶Athens#8355 in the U.S.From the place Athens — the Greek capital, named for the goddess Athena; a place-name; we note ▶Atlantis#8356 in the U.S.From the Greek Atlantis, 'the island of Atlas' — the legendary sunken island; a place/mythologi▶Barrington#8364 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Barrington — variously 'the estate/settlement of Beorn'▶Blanton#8371 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Blanton — variously 'the white/fair town' and 'Bla's to▶Bolton#8374 in the U.S.From the Old English bothl + tun, 'a settlement with a (chief) building; a manor town'; a surna▶Lenton#8378 in the U.S.Lenton takes its name from the English town of Lenton in Nottinghamshire, whose name refers to ▶Gunnison#8395 in the U.S.An American place name and surname. The Gunnison River, town, and county in Colorado are named ▶Buxton#8397 in the U.S.From the English place Buxton — variously 'a rocking/logan stone' and 'Buck's stone/town'; a pl▶Bergen#8399 in the U.S.From a Scandinavian/German place name and surname, tied to berg ('mountain; hill') — as in the ▶Capri#8401 in the U.S.From the Italian island of Capri — variously linked to the Latin capreae, 'goats', and a Greek ▶Bingham#8402 in the U.S.An English surname turned given name, from the place-name Bingham in Nottinghamshire — likely '▶Denham#8410 in the U.S.An English place-and-surname, 'homestead in a valley' (from denu, 'valley', + ham, 'homestead')▶Coleston#8420 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Colston — from the Old English, variously 'Col's town/settlement' and 'the c▶Corleone#8425 in the U.S.From the Sicilian town of Corleone — popularly read as cuor di leone, 'heart of a lion'; also f▶Covington#8428 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Covington — 'Cofa's town/estate; the estate associated ▶Dacian#8431 in the U.S.From the Latin Dacianus, 'of Dacia' — an ancient region (roughly modern Romania); a place-roote▶Denzell#8455 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Denzel — from a Cornish place-name, variously 'a high stronghold/fort' and '▶Devereux#8458 in the U.S.From the Norman French surname Devereux — 'from Evreux' (a place in Normandy, named for the Ebu▶Dudley#8471 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English Duddanleah, 'Dudda's meadow/clearing' (a person▶Dynver#8474 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling echoing Denver — an English place/surname, 'the Danes' crossing/ford'▶Hadden#8474 in the U.S.Hadden is an English and Scottish surname from a place-name, generally explained from Old Engli▶Grafton#8530 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English graf + tun, 'a farm/settlement by a grove'; we ▶Grayton#8533 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Gray- element (a colour/surname) with a -ton ending ('a farm/settlemen▶Hanley#8540 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English heah + leah, 'a high meadow/clearing'; we note ▶Lyndel#8578 in the U.S.Lyndel is a respelling of Lyndall, an English surname and place-name from lind, 'lime/linden tr▶
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