Place Name Girl Names
853 place name girl names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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Some names are chosen; others are collected. A honeymoon city, the road your grandmother grew up on, the coastline where you finally exhaled — when a place has shaped your family, naming a daughter after it is the most natural thing in the world, and the search that brings parents here is exactly that: place name girl names. The postcard picks are the ones people fall for hardest. London is grand and grey-skied and somehow still soft; Vienna arrives with music attached; Sydney is sunlit and easygoing; and Capri is all blue water and two quick syllables you can call across a beach.
Then there is the homegrown half of the list, and it has a completely different texture — front porches instead of departure boards. Brooklynn and Carolina both feel like family names as much as map points. Dakota and Salem lean quiet and windswept. And a whole tier of English village-and-meadow sounds has crossed over into first-name territory: Oakley, Sutton, Kendall and Leighton all began as places on a map in Britain and now sound thoroughly, effortlessly like little girls.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, the story of the place behind it, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
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Carrington#5313 in the U.S.From an English place-name/surname — 'the town/settlement of Cara's people' (or 'the marsh/rock▶Kinzleigh#5356 in the U.S.-leigh spelling of Kinsley — from Old English, 'the king's meadow' or 'Cyne's clearing'▶Xela#5412 in the U.S.From Xela (Xelaju), the K'iche' Maya name for Quetzaltenango, 'under/place of the ten (mountain▶Alauna#5431 in the U.S.From an ancient Celtic place/river-name Alauna; also echoes Alana ('rock; little; harmony', Iri▶Arcola#5435 in the U.S.Arcola is a place name adopted as a given name, borne by several American towns named after the▶Bergen#5451 in the U.S.From the Norwegian city Bergen — Old Norse, 'the meadow among the mountains' (berg, 'mountain')▶Brazil#5453 in the U.S.From the country Brazil — named for brazilwood (pau-brasil), from brasa, 'an ember, glowing coa▶Brooklynne#5455 in the U.S.-ynne spelling of Brooklyn — from the New York borough, from Dutch Breukelen, 'broken/marshy la▶Cana#5458 in the U.S.From the biblical place Cana — from Hebrew qaneh, 'a reed; a place of reeds' (Cana of Galilee, ▶Chelsey#5461 in the U.S.-ey spelling of Chelsea — from Old English Cealchythe, 'a landing place for chalk/limestone'▶Iceland#5489 in the U.S.From the country Iceland — 'the land of ice' (Old Norse Island, 'ice-land') — a Nordic island n▶Imari#5490 in the U.S.From Imari — a Japanese port famous for its prized porcelain; also a modern -ari name (echoing ▶Kelsy#5508 in the U.S.-y spelling of Kelsey — from Old English, 'the island of the ships', or 'Cenel's island/water-m▶Kenslie#5510 in the U.S.-slie spelling of Kensley — from Old English, 'Cyne's meadow' or 'the royal/bold one's clearing▶Leyton#5518 in the U.S.-ey- spelling of Leighton/Layton — from Old English, 'the leek/herb garden town' (leac-tun); he▶Lidya#5519 in the U.S.Spelling of Lydia — from Greek, 'from Lydia' (an ancient region of Asia Minor); 'a Lydian woman▶Mesa#5533 in the U.S.From Spanish mesa, 'a table' — a flat-topped, steep-sided hill (from Latin mensa, 'a table'); a▶Nyrobi#5545 in the U.S.Ny-spelling of Nairobi — the Kenyan capital, from Maasai Enkare Nairobi, 'the place of cool wat▶Tulsa#5575 in the U.S.From the Oklahoma city Tulsa — from the Creek (Muscogee) Tallasi/Tulsey, 'the old town'; a plac▶Waverley#5579 in the U.S.-ley spelling of Waverly — from Old English, 'the meadow/clearing of the quaking aspens' (waefr▶Whitleigh#5580 in the U.S.-leigh spelling of Whitley — from Old English, 'the white meadow/clearing' (hwit, 'white', plus▶Wiley#5581 in the U.S.From the English surname Wiley — 'the water meadow' (Old English) or a form of Wylie; also read▶Britany#5633 in the U.S.-t- spelling of Brittany — from the region of Brittany in France, 'the land of the Britons'; a ▶Hadlie#5663 in the U.S.-lie spelling of Hadley — from Old English, 'the heather meadow/clearing' (haeth, 'heather', pl▶Kendyll#5691 in the U.S.-dyll spelling of Kendall — from Old English, 'the valley of the river Kent' (the Cumbrian town▶Lesli#5699 in the U.S.-i spelling of Leslie — from a Scottish place/surname, 'the garden by the pool', or 'the grey f▶Nuria#5727 in the U.S.From the Catalan Marian shrine of Núria — possibly 'a place between hills' (Basque), or 'a plac▶Triana#5755 in the U.S.From Triana, the famous flamenco quarter of Seville (origin uncertain, possibly from the Roman ▶Wrigley#5759 in the U.S.From the English surname Wrigley — from Old English, 'the meadow with a notch/nook, the corner ▶Annsley#5793 in the U.S.-nns- spelling of Ainsley — from Old English, 'the hermitage meadow; one's own/solitary clearin▶Ashlie#5796 in the U.S.-lie spelling of Ashley — from Old English, 'the ash-tree meadow/clearing' (aesc, 'ash', plus l▶Bentlee#5803 in the U.S.-lee spelling of Bentley — from Old English, 'the meadow of bent grass' (beonet, 'bent grass', ▶Berlyn#5804 in the U.S.A modern name with a Ber- opening and -lyn ending — echoing the German city Berlin and 'bear' n▶Blakleigh#5805 in the U.S.-leigh spelling of Blakely — from Old English, 'the dark meadow' or 'the pale/bright meadow' (b▶Cayetana#5817 in the U.S.Spanish feminine of Cayetano/Gaetano — from Latin Caietanus, 'from Gaeta/Caieta' (a town in Ita▶Odessie#5820 in the U.S.Odessie is an affectionate, -ie ending form of Odessa, a name borrowed from the Ukrainian Black▶Francia#5839 in the U.S.From Francia, 'France; the land of the Franks; a Frenchwoman'; also a form of Frances ('free; a▶Kashmere#5859 in the U.S.A spelling of Cashmere/Kashmir — from the Himalayan region of Kashmir, source of the soft, luxu▶Burma#5878 in the U.S.Burma is a rare place-name given to girls in the early twentieth century, taken from the countr▶Nazaret#5893 in the U.S.From the town of Nazareth — from Hebrew, possibly 'a branch, a shoot' (netzer), or 'a watchtowe▶Paxtyn#5903 in the U.S.-yn spelling of Paxton — from Old English, 'Paecc's town', popularly linked to Latin pax, 'peac▶Aythana#5959 in the U.S.A spelling of Aitana — from a mountain range in Spain; possibly 'glory, splendour'; the origin ▶Azia#5961 in the U.S.A Z-spelling of Asia — from Greek, possibly from Akkadian asu, 'to rise, the east, the sunrise'▶Brixton#5966 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Brixton — from Old English, 'Brixi's stone' (a boundary stone), ▶Havanna#6003 in the U.S.A spelling of Havana — the Cuban capital, likely from a Taíno chief's name (Habana/Habaguanex),▶Creta#6017 in the U.S.Creta can be read as a place name from Crete, the Greek island, or as a short form of Greta (fr▶Kamden#6024 in the U.S.A K-spelling of Camden — from Old English, 'the winding valley' or 'the enclosed valley' (a Lon▶Pera#6085 in the U.S.From Greek pera, 'beyond, across, the far side' (the Istanbul district Pera); also linked to 'a▶Wauneta#6091 in the U.S.Wauneta is a vintage American name usually tied to two sources at once: the Nebraska town of Wa▶Romilly#6095 in the U.S.From the Norman place/surname Romilly — 'the estate of Romilius' (a Roman name) or 'of Rome'; r▶Tennessee#6116 in the U.S.From the U.S. state Tennessee — named for the Cherokee village/river Tanasi; the original meani▶Westyn#6127 in the U.S.A -yn spelling of Weston — from Old English, 'the western town or settlement' (west plus tun); ▶Yaiza#6150 in the U.S.A Spanish given name from Yaiza, a town on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, of native Guanche o▶Bali#6182 in the U.S.From the Indonesian island Bali — linked to Sanskrit bali, 'strength; an offering, a tribute'; ▶Hampton#6225 in the U.S.From the English place-name/surname Hampton — from Old English ham, 'a home, a homestead', plus▶Sicilia#6342 in the U.S.From Sicilia, the Italian/Latin name of the island of Sicily; also echoing Cecilia ('blind; the▶Venecia#6353 in the U.S.A Spanish spelling of Venetia/Venezia — 'from Venice; of the Veneti', the people of northeaster▶Verona#6354 in the U.S.From the Italian city Verona; also a short form of Veronica ('true image; she who brings victor▶Etna#6378 in the U.S.A name drawn from Mount Etna, the great Sicilian volcano, whose name may trace to a Greek root ▶Arcadia#6393 in the U.S.From Arcadia, the Greek region idealized as a pastoral paradise of harmony with nature; linked ▶Chyna#6425 in the U.S.A spelling of China — from the country name (via the Qin dynasty) and 'fine porcelain china'; r▶Dallis#6429 in the U.S.A spelling of Dallas — from a Scottish place-name, variously 'a meadow dwelling' and 'the dale ▶Jericho#6472 in the U.S.From the biblical city Jericho — variously 'the city of the moon' (linked to yareach, 'moon') a▶Jerzee#6473 in the U.S.A spelling of Jersey — variously the island of Jersey (a place-name) and the soft knit fabric j▶Kambria#6489 in the U.S.A spelling of Cambria — the Latin name for Wales (from the Welsh Cymru, 'the land of compatriot▶Kashmir#6493 in the U.S.From the region Kashmir — variously linked to the sage Kashyapa ('Kashyapa's land') and to 'a l▶Lundyn#6522 in the U.S.A -yn spelling of London — from the city of London, whose ancient name's meaning is debated (po▶Caryle#6646 in the U.S.Caryle is a respelling of Carlyle, itself taken from the surname and place-name Carlisle in nor▶Beverely#6697 in the U.S.Beverely is a spelling variant of Beverly, an English place name and surname from Old English e▶Jersie#6751 in the U.S.A spelling of Jersey — from the Channel Island Jersey (a Norse name, possibly 'Geirr's island' ▶Loraine#6794 in the U.S.A spelling of Lorraine — from the French region Lorraine, 'the kingdom of Lothar' (Lothar, a Ge▶Lynnley#6801 in the U.S.A spelling of Linley/Lynley — from Old English, variously 'the flax meadow' (lin, 'flax', plus ▶Payslee#6837 in the U.S.A spelling of Paisley — from the Scottish town Paisley (from Latin basilica, 'a church'); also ▶Preston#6839 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — from Old English preost, 'a priest', plus tun, 'a sett▶Aberdeen#6906 in the U.S.From the Scottish city Aberdeen — from aber, 'the mouth of a river', plus the rivers Dee/Don; '▶Blaklee#6957 in the U.S.A spelling of Blakely — from Old English blaec, 'black; dark' (or blac, 'pale'), plus leah, 'a ▶Bronx#6962 in the U.S.From the Bronx, a borough of New York City — named for the Bronx River and the early Dutch sett▶Wyoma#6996 in the U.S.Wyoma is a rare American girl's name that echoes Wyoming, the state and place-name, which itsel▶Galileah#7008 in the U.S.A spelling of Galilea/Galilee — from Hebrew Galil, 'the region; the circuit; the district' — th▶Genova#7010 in the U.S.From Genova, the Italian name of the port city of Genoa; also echoing Geneva and Genevieve; a p▶Hartford#7023 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — Old English heorot, 'a hart/stag', plus ford, 'a river crossing▶Holden#7026 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — Old English hol, 'hollow; deep', plus denu, 'a valley'; 'the de▶Kynslei#7076 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from Old English, 'the king's meadow; the clearing of the king's people▶Malibu#7094 in the U.S.From Malibu — the California coastal place, from the Chumash 'Humaliwo', 'where the surf sounds▶Payten#7150 in the U.S.A spelling of Payton/Peyton — from an English place/surname, variously 'the fighting man's esta▶Riviera#7163 in the U.S.From Italian riviera, 'a coastline; a seashore' — famed as the Riviera, the Mediterranean coast▶Saylem#7179 in the U.S.A spelling of Salem — from Hebrew shalem/shalom, 'peace; complete; whole'; also a place-name (S▶Synai#7198 in the U.S.A spelling of Sinai — the sacred mountain where, in the Bible, Moses received the Ten Commandme▶Amberley#7247 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Amberley, variously 'Amma's woodland clearing' and 'amber meadow▶Ashely#7260 in the U.S.A spelling of Ashley — from an English place/surname, 'ash-tree meadow; clearing of ash trees' ▶Topeka#7274 in the U.S.Topeka is the name of the capital city of Kansas, taken as a girl's given name. The city name c▶Brookelyn#7285 in the U.S.A spelling of Brooklyn — after the New York borough, from Dutch Breukelen, 'broken land; marshl▶Dessa#7307 in the U.S.A short form of Odessa — a Black Sea city named (in a feminine form) after the Greek colony Ode▶Olean#7335 in the U.S.Olean is an uncommon early-1900s girls' name of uncertain origin. Likely sources include the pl▶Indya#7349 in the U.S.A spelling of India — after the country, ultimately from the river Indus (Sanskrit Sindhu, 'a r▶Fredonia#7353 in the U.S.Fredonia is a coined name built from freedom and a Latin-flavoured -onia ending, floated in the▶Juneau#7377 in the U.S.After Juneau, the capital of Alaska — named for the French-Canadian prospector Joe Juneau (a su▶Kambry#7386 in the U.S.A spelling of Cambry/Cambria — from Latin Cambria, 'Wales' (from the Welsh Cymru, 'the land of ▶Kimberli#7402 in the U.S.A spelling of Kimberly — from an English place/surname, 'Cyneburg's field/meadow' (Cyneburg, 'r▶Lindley#7414 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, variously 'lime-tree wood/clearing' and 'flax clearing' (Old Eng▶Monse#7457 in the U.S.A short form of Montserrat — from Catalan, 'jagged/serrated mountain' (the holy mountain near B▶Paislie#7486 in the U.S.A spelling of Paisley — after the Scottish town (and the teardrop fabric pattern named for it; ▶Parys#7487 in the U.S.A spelling of Paris — after the French capital (named for the Gaulish Parisii people); also the▶Sistine#7519 in the U.S.After the Sistine Chapel — named for Pope Sixtus IV (Latin Sixtus, from sextus, 'sixth'); a pla▶Sydni#7528 in the U.S.A spelling of Sydney — from an English place/surname, variously 'the wide meadow/island' (Old E▶Tinslee#7539 in the U.S.A spelling of Tinsley — from an English place/surname, 'Tynni's clearing/meadow' (a personal na▶Troi#7541 in the U.S.A spelling of Troy — variously 'of Troy' (the ancient city of Greek legend) and 'a foot soldier▶Birkley#7632 in the U.S.A spelling of Berkley/Berkeley — from an English place/surname, 'the birch-tree meadow/clearing▶Calvary#7639 in the U.S.From Latin calvaria, 'a skull' — Calvary (Golgotha), the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was▶Chelsie#7645 in the U.S.A spelling of Chelsea — from an English place/surname, 'a chalk landing place; a wharf for chal▶Cova#7652 in the U.S.A short form of Covadonga — an Asturian Marian shrine and place, from Latin Cova Dominica, 'cav▶Cydney#7654 in the U.S.A spelling of Sydney — from an English place/surname, variously 'the wide meadow/island' and 'f▶Elim#7672 in the U.S.From the Hebrew place-name Elim, 'palms; oaks; strong trees' — a desert oasis in Exodus; used f▶Elmira#7677 in the U.S.Variously from Arabic amira, 'a princess; noble; admirable', and an English place/literary name▶Hermon#7711 in the U.S.From the Hebrew place-name Hermon, 'a sacred/devoted mountain; a sanctuary' (Mount Hermon) — us▶Houston#7715 in the U.S.From a Scottish place/surname, 'Hugh's town/settlement' (from Hugh, 'heart; mind', + tun, 'town▶Jordin#7741 in the U.S.A spelling of Jordan — from Hebrew Yarden, 'to flow down; to descend' (the river Jordan); used ▶Kansas#7748 in the U.S.From the place-name Kansas — the U.S. state, named for the Kansa (Kaw) people, 'people of the s▶Karrington#7750 in the U.S.A spelling of Carrington — from an English place/surname, 'Cara's town/settlement'; used for bo▶Kenly#7755 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the royal/king's meadow' (from cyne, 'royal', + leah, 'wood/cle▶Langley#7772 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the long meadow/wood' (from Old English lang, 'long', + leah, '▶Lyndsey#7791 in the U.S.A spelling of Lindsay — from an English place/surname, 'Lincoln's marsh/island' (Lindissi, a re▶Shelsy#7874 in the U.S.A spelling of Chelsea/Shelsea — from an English place/surname, 'a chalk landing place; a wharf'▶Venezia#7902 in the U.S.The Italian name for Venice — the city in northern Italy, named for the ancient Veneti people; ▶Wylee#7907 in the U.S.A spelling of Wylie/Wiley — from an English place/surname, variously 'by the water meadow/trick▶Chelsy#8022 in the U.S.A spelling of Chelsea — from the Old English, 'a chalk/limestone landing place; a port' (a dist▶Endia#8069 in the U.S.A spelling of India — from the place India, ultimately from the river Indus (Sanskrit sindhu, '▶Getsemani#8084 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Gethsemane — from the Hebrew/Aramaic Gat Shemanim, 'an oil press' (the garden▶Hartleigh#8095 in the U.S.A spelling of Hartley — from the Old English, 'the deer/stag meadow; a clearing where harts gra▶Huxlee#8105 in the U.S.A spelling of Huxley — from the Old English, variously 'Hugh's meadow' and 'an inhospitable pla▶Tanganyika#8142 in the U.S.Tanganyika is a place name borrowed as a first name, drawn from Lake Tanganyika and from Tangan▶Kelcie#8157 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelsey — from the Old English, variously "Cenel's island" and 'a ship's victory' ▶Kenli#8159 in the U.S.A spelling of Kenley/Kenly — from the Old English, 'the king's meadow; the royal clearing' (cyn▶Kesley#8160 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelsey — from the Old English, variously "Cenel's island" and 'a ship's victory' ▶Kingslee#8172 in the U.S.A spelling of Kingsley — from the Old English, 'the king's meadow/wood' (cyning, 'king', + leah▶Kolbee#8178 in the U.S.A spelling of Colby — from the Old Norse, variously 'the coal/dark settlement' and "Koli's farm▶Kynslie#8187 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from the Old English, variously 'the king's meadow' and "Cyne's wood/cl▶Kynzleigh#8188 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from the Old English, variously 'the king's meadow' and "Cyne's wood/cl▶Leslye#8195 in the U.S.A spelling of Leslie — from the Scottish place/surname, variously 'the garden by the pool' and ▶Morelia#8251 in the U.S.From the Spanish place Morelia (a Mexican city, named for Jose Maria Morelos); also linked to m▶Niani#8271 in the U.S.A modern name, variously linked to Niani (a historic capital of the Mali Empire) and read as a ▶Roosevelt#8304 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Roosevelt — 'a rose field' (roos, 'rose', + veld, 'field'); a presidenti▶Bryttani#8317 in the U.S.Bryttani is an elaborate respelling of Brittany, the English name of the French region Bretagne▶Shyann#8330 in the U.S.A spelling of Cheyenne — from the Dakota Sioux Sahiyena, the name of a Native American people; ▶Tokyo#8360 in the U.S.From the Japanese place Tokyo — to, 'east', + kyo, 'capital', hence 'the eastern capital'; a pl▶Waverlee#8375 in the U.S.A spelling of Waverly — from the Old English, 'a meadow of quivering aspens; a meadow by the wa▶Zaire#8391 in the U.S.From the African place Zaire — via the Kikongo nzere/nzadi, 'the river that swallows all rivers▶Adessa#8415 in the U.S.A form of Odessa — from the Greek place Odessos / the Odyssey, evoking 'a long journey; a wande▶Ainoa#8426 in the U.S.From the Basque place Ainhoa/Ainoa (a village in the French Basque Country) — a Marian/place-na▶Albany#8435 in the U.S.From the place Albany — an old poetic name for Scotland (Alba), variously linked to the Latin a▶Asiah#8476 in the U.S.A form/spelling linked to the Arabic Asiyah, 'one who tends/heals; one who comforts' (the Phara▶Asmara#8477 in the U.S.Variously the Eritrean capital Asmara (Tigrinya, popularly 'they made them flourish/unite') and▶Beckley#8502 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Beckley — variously 'a stream meadow' (becc, 'a stream'▶Bentleigh#8503 in the U.S.A spelling of Bentley — from the Old English beonet + leah, 'a meadow of bent-grass (coarse gra▶Bradleigh#8509 in the U.S.A spelling of Bradley — from the Old English brad + leah, 'a broad meadow/clearing'; a place/su▶Burklee#8514 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Berkeley/Barclay — from the Old English beorc + leah, 'a birch-tree meadow/c▶Carlisle#8521 in the U.S.From the English place Carlisle — from the Cumbric/Latin Luguvalium, variously 'the fortified t▶Cuba#8527 in the U.S.Cuba as a first name is borrowed straight from the Caribbean island, whose name descends from a▶Chicago#8529 in the U.S.From the American city Chicago — via the Miami-Illinois shikaakwa, 'a place of wild onion/garli▶Denia#8547 in the U.S.Variously a feminine of Denis ('a follower of Dionysus', Greek) and the Spanish place Denia; ro▶Dreux#8558 in the U.S.From the French town Dreux (named for the Gaulish Durocasses); also read as a French spelling o▶Kenzlei#8679 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley/Kenzley — from the Old English, 'the king's meadow/clearing' (cyning, 'ki▶Laityn#8696 in the U.S.A spelling of Layton/Leighton — from the Old English leac + tun, 'a leek/herb-garden town/settl▶Lanai#8697 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian lanai, 'a porch; a veranda; a roofed patio' — also the name of the island of ▶Lorrine#8706 in the U.S.Lorrine is a respelling of Lorraine, the name of the French border region. Lorraine descends fr▶Malasia#8732 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing the place Malaysia and Malia/Malaysia (a Ma-+-asia blend); no ▶Murray#8763 in the U.S.A Scottish surname/place — from Moray, 'a settlement by the sea; the seaboard' (muir, 'sea'); u▶Nyssa#8792 in the U.S.From the Greek — variously 'a goal; a starting point' and a place-name (Nyssa, in Anatolia); ro▶Omani#8794 in the U.S.Variously 'of Oman; Omani' (relating to the country Oman) and a modern name (echoing Amani, 'as▶Paisyn#8797 in the U.S.A spelling of Paisley — a Scottish place/surname, 'a church; a basilica/cemetery' (from the Lat▶Paizleigh#8798 in the U.S.A spelling of Paisley — a Scottish place/surname, 'a church; a basilica/cemetery' (also the pai▶Parris#8800 in the U.S.A spelling of Paris — variously 'from Paris' (the French city, a surname) and Paris of Greek my▶Ramah#8812 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Ramah, 'a high place; heights; a hill' — a town in the Bible; a place-name; we ▶Rhylan#8825 in the U.S.A spelling of Rylan/Ryland — an English place/surname, 'the island meadow; the rye land' (rye +▶Scotlynd#8844 in the U.S.A spelling of Scotland — 'the land of the Scots/Gaels' (Scot + land); a place-name; we note the▶Sonoma#8862 in the U.S.A place-name — Sonoma, in California; variously linked to the Miwok, 'the valley of the moon' a▶Sydnie#8866 in the U.S.A spelling of Sydney/Sidney — an English place/surname, 'the wide island/riverside meadow' (Old▶Roslin#8872 in the U.S.Roslin is both a Scottish place name (the village of Roslin, home of Rosslyn Chapel) and a spel▶Tatym#8873 in the U.S.A spelling of Tatum — an English place/surname, 'Tata's homestead/settlement' (a personal name ▶Brittiany#8895 in the U.S.Brittiany is one of the many expanded spellings of Brittany, a place name for the region of nor▶Wells#8897 in the U.S.An English place/surname — from the Old English wella, 'a spring/well', hence 'a dweller by the▶Xienna#8899 in the U.S.A spelling of Sienna — from the Italian city of Siena, hence 'reddish-brown' (the earthy pigmen▶Aspynn#8983 in the U.S.A spelling of Aspen — from the English word aspen, 'the aspen tree' (also the Colorado town); w▶Brooklyne#9019 in the U.S.A spelling of Brooklyn — from the Dutch Breukelen, 'broken land/marshland', the New York boroug▶Cashmere#9028 in the U.S.From the English word cashmere, 'the fine soft wool' — named for the Kashmir region where the g▶Cyrene#9038 in the U.S.From Greek myth — Cyrene, a fearless nymph and huntress loved by Apollo; also the ancient Libya▶Doha#9058 in the U.S.From the Arabic duha, 'forenoon; the bright light of mid-morning' (also the name of a Quranic c▶Ephrata#9084 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Ephrath, 'fruitful; fertile' — an ancient name for Bethlehem in the Bible; we n▶Erie#9086 in the U.S.From Erie — a Native American people and one of the Great Lakes; the name is linked to a word f▶Indee#9143 in the U.S.A spelling of Indie — a short form of India (the country/river) and a nod to 'independent'; rou▶Kaveri#9207 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit — the name of the sacred Kaveri (Cauvery) river of South India, revered as a ▶Madinah#9289 in the U.S.From the Arabic madina, 'a city' — most famously Medina, the holy city of the Prophet Muhammad;▶Makkah#9299 in the U.S.From Makkah — the Arabic name of Mecca, the holiest city of Islam and birthplace of the Prophet▶Kelcee#9304 in the U.S.A respelling of Kelsey, which began as an English place name and surname. It is usually explain▶Mikasa#9326 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing the Japanese place-name Mikasa (a mountain and city; also a popular fict▶Peniel#9379 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Peniel/Penuel, 'the face of God' — the place where Jacob wrestled and saw God '▶Rosslyn#9412 in the U.S.A spelling of Roslyn/Rosalind — variously 'a pretty/tender rose' (Latin) and a Scottish place-n▶Chelsae#9427 in the U.S.Chelsae is a spelling variant of Chelsea, from the London district whose Old English name 'Ceal▶Shasta#9427 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Mount Shasta (a California peak, whose name is of Native American origin▶Southern#9448 in the U.S.From the word southern — 'of/from the south', connoting warmth and the American South; a word/d▶
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What are popular place names for girls?
Oakley, Sutton, London and Brooklynn are among the most-used place names for girls in the U.S., with Dakota and Sydney long-running favorites.
What is a pretty city name for a baby girl?
Vienna, Capri and Sydney are the softest of the city names — each one sounds like a first name first and a destination second.
Is it strange to name a baby after a place?
Not at all — place names are one of the oldest naming traditions there is, and many surnames that became first names started as villages. What matters is that the place means something to you, and that the name still sounds right shouted across a park.