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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.

Place Name Boy Names — Page 3

Keatyn#8643 in the U.S.A spelling of Keaton — an English place/surname, variously 'a place of hawks/kites' and 'a shed▶Kemet#8645 in the U.S.From the ancient Egyptian Kemet, 'the black land' — the name the ancient Egyptians gave their o▶Khiro#8651 in the U.S.A spelling of Kairo/Cairo — from the Arabic al-Qahira, 'the victorious; the conqueror' (the cit▶Koltin#8657 in the U.S.A spelling of Colton — an English place/surname, 'a coal/dark town' or 'Cola's settlement' (a p▶Lleyton#8683 in the U.S.A spelling of Leighton/Layton — from the Old English leac + tun, 'a leek/herb-garden town/settl▶Mali#8695 in the U.S.Variously the West African place Mali (an empire/country) and the Thai mali, 'jasmine'; also a ▶Irby#8720 in the U.S.Irby is an English surname from villages named Irby, built on Old Norse 'byr', 'farmstead, sett▶Ogden#8759 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English ac + denu, 'the oak valley'; we note the place▶Prestin#8777 in the U.S.A spelling of Preston — an English place/surname, 'the priest's town/estate' (Old English preos▶Ripton#8792 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — variously 'a strip/ripe-farm town/settlement' (from a place ele▶Seoul#8825 in the U.S.A place-name — Seoul, the capital of South Korea; from the Korean seoul, 'a capital city'; we n▶Suttyn#8859 in the U.S.A spelling of Sutton — an English place/surname, 'the south town/settlement' (Old English suth ▶Torrance#8882 in the U.S.A Scottish place/surname — from the Gaelic torran, 'a little hill; a knoll/mound'; we note the ▶Sandon#8884 in the U.S.Sandon is an English place and surname name meaning 'sandy hill,' from the Old English sand plu▶Devonn#8927 in the U.S.Devonn doubles the final n of Devon, an English given name borrowed from the county of Devon in▶Zaion#8935 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling echoing Zion — from the Hebrew Tzion, 'a highest point; a fortress; t▶Camdin#8957 in the U.S.Camdin is a phonetic respelling of Camden, an English place name and surname usually explained ▶Alaska#9007 in the U.S.A place-name: the US state of Alaska, whose name comes from the Aleut alaxsxaq, often glossed '▶Arizona#9014 in the U.S.From Arizona — the U.S. state, variously from the O'odham ali sonak, 'small spring', and the Sp▶Deavon#9021 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Devon, the English county name (of Celtic tribal origin, the Dumnonii); ▶Bennington#9067 in the U.S.An English surname/place — 'the settlement/town of Beonna's people' (from a personal name + -in▶Bristol#9083 in the U.S.From the English city Bristol — from the Old English Brycgstow, 'the site of the bridge; a gath▶Britain#9084 in the U.S.From Britain — the island/nation, 'the land of the Britons' (from the Celtic Pretani); a place/▶Bronxx#9085 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Bronx — the New York City borough, named for the Swedish/Dutch settler J▶Calvary#9091 in the U.S.From Calvary — the hill where Jesus was crucified (Golgotha), from the Latin calvaria, 'a skull▶Breton#9092 in the U.S.From 'Breton', a person of Brittany in northwest France — a Celtic people and their language. A▶Charlton#9106 in the U.S.An English surname/place — from the Old English ceorl, 'a free peasant/churl', + tun, 'a settle▶Chiloh#9114 in the U.S.A spelling of Shiloh — from the Hebrew, variously 'tranquil; peaceful' and 'he who is to be sen▶Creston#9135 in the U.S.An English surname/place — 'the town on the crest/hilltop' (from crest + tun); we note the surn▶Edrei#9138 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Edrei, a biblical place-name — a city in Bashan where Israel defeated King Og i▶Crosley#9158 in the U.S.An English surname and place name, 'clearing (or meadow) with a cross' (Old English cros + leah▶Dezmon#9181 in the U.S.A spelling of Desmond — from the Irish Deasmhumhain, 'from South Munster (a region of Ireland)'▶Folsom#9244 in the U.S.From an English surname/place — variously 'Foulke's homestead' (from the personal name Foulke, ▶Gilead#9261 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Gilad, 'a hill/heap of testimony; a monument' — a mountainous region east of th▶Hastings#9284 in the U.S.From an English surname/place — 'the people/followers of Haesta' (a personal name meaning 'viol▶Iran#9311 in the U.S.From Iran — a Persian place-name, 'land of the Aryans/the noble ones'; used as a given name; we▶Jeriko#9354 in the U.S.A spelling of Jericho — an ancient city, variously 'city of the moon' and 'fragrant/place of fr▶Jerzey#9355 in the U.S.A spelling of Jersey — a place-name, variously 'the grassy island' and 'Geirr's island' (from t▶Morton#9404 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name meaning 'moor town' — a settlement on or by the moor, fr▶Kensington#9419 in the U.S.From an English place-name (a district of London) — 'the town/estate of Cynesige's people'; we ▶Kenya#9421 in the U.S.From Kenya — an East African country named for Mount Kenya (variously 'mountain of whiteness/os▶Pecos#9466 in the U.S.Pecos is a place name from the American Southwest: the Pecos River, which runs from New Mexico ▶Kyngsten#9467 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kingston — from the Old English cyning, 'king', + tun, 'town/settlement'▶Lafayette#9472 in the U.S.From the French surname/place-name La Fayette — variously 'the beech grove/wood' (from Old Fren▶Leith#9481 in the U.S.From the Scottish place-name Leith (a port of Edinburgh) — from the Gaelic/Brittonic, variously▶Wellesley#9504 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name meaning 'clearing (leah) by a spring or well'; borne as ▶Welton#9511 in the U.S.Welton is an English surname and place name from Old English welle, 'spring or well,' plus tun,▶Rodas#9515 in the U.S.From the Spanish Rodas, 'Rhodes' (the Greek island), also a surname. A crisp, place-and-surname▶Presten#9529 in the U.S.Presten is a variant of Preston, an English place- and surname from Old English preost plus tun▶Oxford#9614 in the U.S.From the English place-name Oxford — from the Old English oxa, 'ox', + ford, 'a river crossing'▶Sutten#9620 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Sutton, an English place and surname meaning 'from the south settlement'▶Mansfield#9622 in the U.S.Mansfield is an English place-name and surname, most often explained as 'open land (field) by t▶Rhode#9653 in the U.S.From the Greek Rhode — variously 'a rose' and linked to the island of Rhodes; also read as an E▶Sherwood#9708 in the U.S.From the English place-name Sherwood — variously 'a bright/clear wood' or 'the shire wood' (fro▶Taos#9734 in the U.S.From the Tiwa (Pueblo) place-name Taos (New Mexico) — variously 'in/at the village; a place of ▶Thailand#9741 in the U.S.From the country name Thailand — 'the land of the Thai/the free' (from Thai, 'free', + land); a▶Utah#9774 in the U.S.From the U.S. state name Utah — from the Ute people, variously 'people of the mountains/the hig▶Washington#9789 in the U.S.An English place/surname — 'the estate/settlement of Wassa's people'; borne by the first U.S. p▶Whitfield#9794 in the U.S.An English place/surname — 'from the white/bright field' (Old English hwit, 'white', + feld, 'a▶Winchester#9797 in the U.S.An English place/surname — Winchester, 'the Roman fort/town of Venta' (from the Celtic Venta + ▶Winfield#9798 in the U.S.An English place/surname — 'from the friend's field/a meadow field' (from wine, 'friend', or wi▶Ashtan#9801 in the U.S.Ashtan is a spelling variant of Ashton, an English surname and place-name turned first name. As▶York#9828 in the U.S.An English place/surname — York, variously 'a place of yew trees' and 'the boar settlement' (fr▶Devun#9833 in the U.S.Devun is a respelling of Devon or Devin, names drawn either from the English county of Devon, w▶Baden#9836 in the U.S.Baden is chiefly a German place-name and surname — Baden means 'baths' or 'bathing place', for ▶Tremont#9865 in the U.S.Tremont is a surname and place-name from the French 'trois monts' or Latin 'tri montem', meanin▶Craven#9878 in the U.S.Most likely the English surname and place-name Craven, a district of Yorkshire (perhaps from a ▶Chesley#9904 in the U.S.Chesley is an English surname from a place name, generally read as an Old English compound with▶Altai#9918 in the U.S.From the Altai Mountains — from the Mongolian/Turkic altan, 'golden', hence 'the golden mountai▶Dolton#9931 in the U.S.Dolton is an English surname-name from place names in England, likely combining an Old English ▶Aragon#9945 in the U.S.From Aragon, a historic kingdom and region of northeastern Spain (named for the Aragon river); ▶Bellingham#10002 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'the homestead/settlement of Bela's people' (a place-name in Northumberla▶Berkeley#10006 in the U.S.From the Old English beorc ('a birch tree') + leah ('a meadow/clearing'), hence 'from the birch▶Blaire#10009 in the U.S.A spelling of Blair — from the Scottish Gaelic blar, 'a plain; a field; a battlefield'; a surna▶Borja#10015 in the U.S.From the Spanish surname/place-name Borja — from the Arabic burj, 'a tower' (via a town in Arag▶Ellwood#10020 in the U.S.Ellwood is a spelling of Elwood, an English place-name and surname meaning 'elder-tree wood' or▶Brenham#10022 in the U.S.A modern name, variously an echo of Brennan ('sorrow; a teardrop', Irish) with a -ham ending, o▶Brighten#10024 in the U.S.Variously from the English word brighten ('to make bright/lighter') and a spelling of Brighton ▶Dacota#10031 in the U.S.Dacota is a respelling of the place-and-people name Dakota, which comes from the Dakota divisio▶Carrick#10038 in the U.S.From the Gaelic carraig/carrec, 'a rock; a rocky headland/place'; a surname and place-name (as ▶Caspien#10039 in the U.S.A spelling of Caspian — from the Caspian Sea (named for the ancient Caspi people); also linked ▶Caswell#10042 in the U.S.From the Old English caerse ('cress/watercress') + wella ('a spring/well'), hence 'from the cre▶Harvard#10044 in the U.S.Harvard is an English surname, generally traced to an Old English or Old Norse personal name in▶Cheyenne#10053 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sahiyena, the name of the Cheyenne people (variously 'those of a different/unin▶Gilad#10076 in the U.S.Gilad is a Hebrew name taken from Gilead, a mountainous region east of the Jordan River. The pl▶Fenwick#10082 in the U.S.An English surname and place-name from Old English 'fenn' ('marsh, fen') and 'wic' ('farm, dwel▶Deveraux#10118 in the U.S.A spelling of Devereux — from the Norman French d'Evreux, 'from Evreux (a town in Normandy)'; a▶Devonne#10119 in the U.S.A form of Devon — variously 'a defender' and 'from Devon, England' (a county named for the Dumn▶Dijon#10128 in the U.S.From Dijon, a city in the Burgundy region of France (famous for its mustard); also a modern Di-▶Dublin#10139 in the U.S.From the Irish Dubh Linn, 'the black/dark pool'; the capital city of Ireland; a place-name; we ▶Eko#10152 in the U.S.Variously from the Javanese/Sanskrit Eko ('the first; one', from eka) and the Yoruba Eko (the i▶Elston#10158 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'the settlement/town of the noble one (Ella/Aethel)' (a personal name + t▶Felton#10179 in the U.S.From the Old English feld ('a field') + tun ('a settlement/town'), hence 'from the field town';▶Fontaine#10183 in the U.S.From the French fontaine, 'a fountain; a spring/water source' (from the Latin fons); a surname ▶Gotham#10207 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'the goat's homestead/village' (gat, 'a goat', + ham, 'a homestead'); a p▶Grisham#10214 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'the grazing/gravel homestead' (a place-name, Gresham/Grisham); a surname▶Hartford#10232 in the U.S.From the English place-name Hartford, 'the ford where the harts (deer) cross' (heorot, 'hart/st▶Kampton#10232 in the U.S.Kampton is a modern K- respelling of Campton, an English place name and surname built on 'camp'▶Hattan#10234 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hattan, the name of a mountain in Saudi Arabia; used as a modern given name; ro▶Mosley#10269 in the U.S.From the English surname Mosley/Moseley, a place name meaning 'Moss's clearing' or 'mossy meado▶Kortland#10322 in the U.S.Kortland is a spelling of the surname Cortland/Courtland, read as 'court land; land belonging t▶Londen#10349 in the U.S.Londen is a respelling of London, the name of the English capital, used as a modern given name.▶Marquette#10470 in the U.S.Marquette is a French surname used as a given name, borne by the missionary-explorer Jacques Ma▶Loxley#10474 in the U.S.From the English place name and surname Loxley, likely 'Locc's wood or clearing' (a personal na▶Lynkin#10484 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lincoln, from the English place name meaning 'lake colony; Roman settlem▶Marston#10502 in the U.S.From the English place name and surname Marston, 'marsh town' (Old English mersc, 'marsh,' plus▶Nashua#10551 in the U.S.A place name from the Nashua River and the New Hampshire city, of Algonquian origin often read ▶Navarre#10555 in the U.S.A place name from the historic kingdom of Navarre (Navarra) in the western Pyrenees, of Basque ▶Royston#10582 in the U.S.From the English place name Royston, understood as 'Royse's stone' — a wayside cross or marker ▶Oaklynd#10588 in the U.S.A modern respelling near Oakland, 'oak land; a grove of oaks' — combining the sturdy oak tree w▶Omani#10596 in the U.S.A place-linked name meaning 'of Oman' (the Arabian country), also close in sound to the Swahili▶Ontario#10601 in the U.S.A place name from Lake Ontario and the Canadian province, of Iroquoian origin often read as 'be▶Portland#10618 in the U.S.A place name — the cities in Oregon and Maine, and the English Isle of Portland — literally 'la▶Prynceton#10621 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Princeton, 'prince's town; the estate of the prince' — a New Jersey plac▶Quinnton#10626 in the U.S.A double-n spelling of Quinton/Quentin — from an English place name 'the queen's estate/settlem▶Bosten#10780 in the U.S.Bosten is a respelling of Boston, the name of the English town and the American city, used as a▶Ukiah#10791 in the U.S.Ukiah is the name of a city in Northern California, taken from a Pomo (Native American) word of▶Versailles#10804 in the U.S.Versailles is a French place name — the town and grand royal palace outside Paris. As a given n▶Zaaire#10858 in the U.S.Zaaire is a modern respelling of Zaire, the former name of the Congo region, itself from a Kiko▶Zurich#10881 in the U.S.The name of the Swiss city Zurich, used as a place-name. Its own roots are debated, possibly fr▶Arran#10926 in the U.S.A place-name given name after the Isle of Arran, a Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde. The i▶Arrington#10928 in the U.S.An English surname taken from a place name, formed with the Old English -ton ('farmstead; settl▶Barclay#10941 in the U.S.Barclay is a Scottish surname turned first name, from a place name built on Old English beorc, ▶Cortlan#10950 in the U.S.Cortlan is a modern streamlined spelling of Courtland, an English surname and place name that c▶Campton#11002 in the U.S.Campton is an English place-name and surname used as a given name. The -ton ending is Old Engli▶Arkham#11012 in the U.S.Arkham is a fictional place name: the Massachusetts town invented by H. P. Lovecraft and, most ▶Brazil#11015 in the U.S.The country name Brazil, taken up as a given name. Brazil is named for brazilwood ('pau-brasil'▶Brittan#11020 in the U.S.Brittan reads as a masculine respelling of Brittany, itself from the region of Brittany in Fran▶Carleton#11048 in the U.S.From the English surname and place name Carleton (a variant of Carlton), Old English ceorl, 'fr▶Aztlan#11062 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl Aztlan, the legendary ancestral homeland from which the Mexica (Aztec) people ▶Burkley#11081 in the U.S.A respelling of the English surname Berkeley or Barclay, from Old English 'beorc' + 'leah', 'bi▶Bismarck#11088 in the U.S.From the German surname Bismarck, famed through statesman Otto von Bismarck, and a place name (▶Canden#11092 in the U.S.Canden is a respelling in the Camden and Kaden family; Camden is an English place name and surn▶Carmel#11133 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Karmel, 'garden,' 'orchard,' or 'vineyard,' the name of Mount Carmel in Israel.▶Colbie#11160 in the U.S.A spelling of Colby, an English place and surname name from the Old Norse 'Koli's settlement' o▶Coltan#11161 in the U.S.A spelling of Colton, an English place and surname name, 'coal town' or 'settlement of the swar▶Compton#11162 in the U.S.From the English place and surname Compton, 'farmstead or settlement in a valley' (Old English ▶Glenford#11162 in the U.S.Glenford joins 'glen', a Gaelic-rooted word for a narrow valley, to 'ford', an Old English word▶Glenwood#11164 in the U.S.Glenwood is a place- and surname name meaning 'wooded glen,' joining Gaelic-derived glen, 'a na▶Daytona#11186 in the U.S.A place name: Daytona Beach, Florida, named after its founder Mathias Day, and best known world▶Damascus#11190 in the U.S.From Damascus, the ancient Syrian city (of debated Aramaic origin), a place name resonant in th▶Dryden#11191 in the U.S.From the English surname Dryden, 'dry valley' (Old English dryge + denu), carried into first-na▶Hatton#11247 in the U.S.An English surname and place-name, 'heath farm' (Old English 'hæth', 'heath' + 'tun', 'farm, se▶Hailey#11315 in the U.S.An English name from a place-name, 'hay meadow' (Old English 'heg' + 'leah'). It is overwhelmin▶Fordham#11330 in the U.S.Fordham is an English place name and surname meaning 'homestead (or water-meadow) by the ford,'▶Grantham#11359 in the U.S.Grantham is an English place name and surname (a town in Lincolnshire), likely 'gravelly homest▶Isla#11367 in the U.S.A Scottish name from the river Isla and the Hebridean island of Islay. It is overwhelmingly a g▶Hanalei#11377 in the U.S.A Hawaiian place name — Hanalei Bay and valley on Kauai — carried into given-name use. It is po▶Hueston#11407 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Houston/Huston, from a Scottish place name meaning 'Hugh's town' (Hugh + ▶Hughston#11408 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Houston/Huston that keeps the 'Hugh' element visible, from a Scottish pla▶Jerusalem#11529 in the U.S.Jerusalem is the name of the holy city sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Its Hebrew n▶Kincade#11605 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname and place name Kincaid, generally traced to Gaelic 'ceann' ('head') w▶Kansas#11609 in the U.S.A place name, from the U.S. state Kansas, itself named for the Kansa (Kaw) people, whose name i▶Kashi#11614 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Kashi, 'the shining one; the luminous,' and the ancient name of the holy city▶Koston#11628 in the U.S.A modern American coinage in the place-name mold, echoing Boston and the -ton ending of Kingsto▶Linton#11683 in the U.S.Linton is an Old English place name turned surname, from lin ('flax', or the linden tree) plus ▶Kinston#11690 in the U.S.From English place names such as Kinston/Kingston, from Old English cyning, 'king', and tun, 's▶Lynford#11703 in the U.S.Lynford is an English place-and-surname name, from Old English elements meaning a 'ford' (river▶Liston#11755 in the U.S.Liston is an English and Scottish surname from place-names (as near Edinburgh), likely 'settlem▶Lorne#11761 in the U.S.Lorne is a Scottish name from the district of Lorne (Lorn) in Argyll, tied by legend to Loarn, ▶Manoa#11765 in the U.S.Hebrew Manoah, 'rest, resting place', borne in the book of Judges by the father of Samson. Mano▶Radford#11915 in the U.S.From the English place name and surname Radford, 'red ford' or 'reedy ford' (Old English read, ▶Ridgely#12000 in the U.S.An English surname from a place name, 'the ridge meadow' or 'woodland clearing on a ridge' (hry▶Rifton#12002 in the U.S.A place-name and surname (as in the New York hamlet of Rifton), with the Old English -ton ('set▶Rockford#12011 in the U.S.An English place name and surname, 'the rocky ford' - a river crossing over stones (rock + ford▶Roma#12014 in the U.S.The Italian name for the city of Rome, used as a place name; it also carries an association wit▶Royle#12024 in the U.S.An English surname from a place name, 'rye hill' (ryge, 'rye,' + hyll, 'hill'). As a first name▶Lorn#12033 in the U.S.Lorn is a short form of Lorne, taken from Lorn, a historic district of Argyll in western Scotla▶Ryeland#12036 in the U.S.An English place name and surname, 'the rye land' - a field or region where rye is grown (rye +▶Taiwan#12063 in the U.S.A place name — the island of Taiwan, whose name is often traced to a local indigenous word late▶Sutherland#12120 in the U.S.A Scottish surname and place name meaning 'southern land,' from Old Norse sudrland — so named b▶Talin#12138 in the U.S.An Armenian place name — Talin, a historic town — used as a given name; separately it appears a▶Tanis#12142 in the U.S.Tanis is best known as the Greek name of an ancient Egyptian city in the Nile delta; some conne▶Thornton#12159 in the U.S.Thornton is an English place-name and surname meaning 'thorn town' or 'settlement among thorn b▶Trentin#12177 in the U.S.Trentin is a spelling variant of Trenton, a place-and-surname name built on Trent (from the Eng▶Vail#12212 in the U.S.From the English surname and word vale, 'a valley'; also famous as the Colorado resort town Vai▶Winton#12222 in the U.S.From the English surname and place name Winton, variously 'wine town', 'pasture enclosure', or ▶Zeland#12282 in the U.S.A modern coined given name echoing the place name Zealand/Zeeland ('sea land', a Danish and Dut▶Zionn#12292 in the U.S.A modern double-n respelling of Zion, a Hebrew place name meaning 'highest point; fortress' and▶Zuma#12296 in the U.S.Zuma reads as an African name (a Zulu surname among others) and, in the U.S., as a place name f▶Alborz#12313 in the U.S.From the Alborz, the great mountain range of northern Iran, home to mythic heroes in the Shahna▶Acari#12327 in the U.S.A modern given name that also appears as a place name (as in Peru) and a word in various langua▶Addis#12337 in the U.S.An Ethiopian name and word, from Amharic addis, 'new' — best known from the capital Addis Ababa▶Albion#12384 in the U.S.Albion is the oldest recorded name for the island of Britain, likely from Latin albus ('white')▶Brandonlee#12394 in the U.S.Brandonlee is a modern American compound written as one word, joining Brandon and Lee. Brandon ▶Briton#12424 in the U.S.From 'Briton', a native or inhabitant of Britain — historically the Celtic Britons. Also a surn▶Arles#12447 in the U.S.Arles reads as the name of the historic French city of Arles, or as a form or respelling near C▶Athos#12477 in the U.S.Athos is best known as one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel and as the name of▶Delos#12486 in the U.S.Delos takes its name from the Aegean island of Delos, in Greek myth the birthplace of the twin ▶Aviano#12491 in the U.S.Aviano is the name of a town in northeastern Italy, adopted as a modern given name. As a person▶Cleve#12491 in the U.S.Cleve is a short form of Cleveland, an English place-name and surname meaning 'cliff land' or '▶Corby#12495 in the U.S.An English place-name and surname (Corby, in Northamptonshire), likely from the Old Norse 'Kori▶Buford#12525 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Buford, generally 'the ford (river-crossing) by the bur▶Avanti#12540 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Avanti, one of the great ancient kingdoms of India, centred on the city of Ujjain▶Caymen#12546 in the U.S.Caymen is a modern respelling of Cayman, a word that names the Caribbean Cayman Islands and, th▶Branton#12561 in the U.S.Branton is an English surname from a place name, likely 'broom-covered farm or settlement' (fro▶Brinton#12577 in the U.S.Brinton is an English surname from a place name, likely 'Bryni's farm or settlement' (a persona▶Coston#12577 in the U.S.An English surname from the place-name Coston (villages in Leicestershire and Norfolk), likely ▶Brixtin#12578 in the U.S.Brixtin is a modern respelling of Brixton, a district of London whose name means roughly 'Briht▶Broxton#12579 in the U.S.Broxton is an English surname from a place name, likely 'Brocc's farm or settlement' (a persona▶

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