Place-name Baby Names
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Place-name Girl Names
Chelsi#10478 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Chelsea, a district of London. The old form Chelchith is usually read fromKenly#10507 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, 'the royal/king's meadow' (from cyne, 'royal', + leah, 'wood/cleKerrington#10511 in the U.S.A K- spelling of Carrington, an English surname and place-name traditionally read as 'settlemenKimberli#10520 in the U.S.A spelling of Kimberly — from an English place/surname, 'Cyneburg's field/meadow' (Cyneburg, 'rMakkah#10593 in the U.S.From Makkah — the Arabic name of Mecca, the holiest city of Islam and birthplace of the ProphetMalasia#10596 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing the place Malaysia and Malia/Malaysia (a Ma-+-asia blend); no Peniel#10718 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Peniel/Penuel, 'the face of God' — the place where Jacob wrestled and saw God 'Malayasia#10739 in the U.S.A modern place-name-style coinage echoing Malaysia, the Southeast Asian nation whose name meansKelsei#10795 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kelsey, an English surname taken from place names in Lincolnshire, generSydnie#10824 in the U.S.A spelling of Sydney/Sidney — an English place/surname, 'the wide island/riverside meadow' (OldXienna#10878 in the U.S.A spelling of Sienna — from the Italian city of Siena, hence 'reddish-brown' (the earthy pigmenSunem#10961 in the U.S.From Shunem (Sunem), a biblical town in the territory of Issachar, home of the Shunammite womanAston#11058 in the U.S.Aston is an English place and surname name, 'east settlement' (Old English east plus tun). KnowBradleigh#11110 in the U.S.A spelling of Bradley — from the Old English brad + leah, 'a broad meadow/clearing'; a place/suChina#11148 in the U.S.A place/word name from China (the country) and china (fine porcelain, 'from China'). As a givenCiena#11152 in the U.S.A spelling of Siena, the Tuscan city, and echoing sienna, the warm earthy color. As a given namAihnoa#11177 in the U.S.A respelling of Ainhoa, the name of a village in the French Basque Country and of the Virgin veElba#11207 in the U.S.Variously the Mediterranean island of Elba (a place-name) and a Spanish form of Alba, 'dawn; whAftyn#11248 in the U.S.A respelling of Afton, an English place and river name (the River Afton in Scotland, famed in aDekota#11317 in the U.S.Dekota is a respelling of Dakota, from the name of the Dakota (Sioux) people, meaning 'friend' Aynsley#11357 in the U.S.Aynsley respells Ainsley, an English and Scottish surname taken from a place name, usually explKarrington#11406 in the U.S.A spelling of Carrington — from an English place/surname, 'Cara's town/settlement'; used for boRavena#11444 in the U.S.A name echoing Ravenna, the historic Italian city famed for its mosaics, and the English Raven Indiya#11459 in the U.S.A modern spelling of India, the country name, from the river Indus (Sanskrit sindhu, 'river'). Loraina#11507 in the U.S.A form of Lorraine — from the French region of Lorraine, 'the kingdom of Lothar (Lotharingia)';Hollynd#11593 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Holland — the Dutch region, from holt-land, 'wooded land' — with a fashiMurray#11607 in the U.S.A Scottish surname/place — from Moray, 'a settlement by the sea; the seaboard' (muir, 'sea'); uNile#11642 in the U.S.Variously the Nile River (from the Greek Neilos, the great river of Egypt) and a form of Niall/Pera#11679 in the U.S.From Greek pera, 'beyond, across, the far side' (the Istanbul district Pera); also linked to 'aProvidence#11684 in the U.S.From the English word providence, 'divine care; guidance; foresight' (Latin providere, 'to foreRhone#11720 in the U.S.A place name from the Rhone (Rhône), a major river running through Switzerland and France; the Sydni#11816 in the U.S.A spelling of Sydney — from an English place/surname, variously 'the wide meadow/island' (Old ETriana#11846 in the U.S.From Triana, the famous flamenco quarter of Seville (origin uncertain, possibly from the Roman Siennah#12032 in the U.S.Siennah is a modern respelling of Sienna, taken from Siena, the Tuscan city, and from the warm Areni#12046 in the U.S.Areni is an Armenian place name — a village famed for the world's oldest winery and an ancient Arlington#12054 in the U.S.Arlington is an English place and surname name, from an Old English personal name (likely AelfrAshland#12069 in the U.S.Ashland is an English place and surname name, 'land of ash trees' (Old English aesc, 'ash tree'Waverleigh#12108 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Waverly, an English place name, 'meadow of quivering aspens' (from waefrBelize#12110 in the U.S.A modern given name taken from Belize, the Central American country and its river; the place naBethsaida#12116 in the U.S.Bethsaida is a biblical place name — a fishing town by the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the GospBetzaida#12117 in the U.S.A Spanish given name drawn from Bethsaida, the biblical fishing village by the Sea of Galilee, Britain#12140 in the U.S.A place name drawn from Britain (Great Britain), the island nation, ultimately from the Celtic/Bronx#12145 in the U.S.From the Bronx, a borough of New York City — named for the Bronx River and the early Dutch settCyrene#12196 in the U.S.From Greek myth — Cyrene, a fearless nymph and huntress loved by Apollo; also the ancient LibyaDaytona#12217 in the U.S.From Daytona Beach, Florida (named for founder Mathias Day); used as a modern given name; routeDestin#12232 in the U.S.A modern given name echoing 'destiny; fate' (from the Latin destinare, 'to determine'); also a Elyria#12282 in the U.S.A modern given name drawn from Elyria, an Ohio city named in the 1810s by founder Heman Ely (ElEverliegh#12312 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Everly — an English place/surname, 'from the wild-boar meadow/clearing' Beira#12326 in the U.S.Beira is the name of the Celtic (Scottish) goddess of winter, the Cailleach who shapes the landBexli#12355 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Bexley, an English place name and London borough whose name comes from OlBrookyln#12371 in the U.S.A respelling of Brooklyn (the -kl- letters transposed), from the New York borough — itself fromCapriana#12373 in the U.S.A flowing name evoking the Italian island of Capri (and the place name Capriana), with a gracefColumbia#12402 in the U.S.From the Latin columba, 'dove,' via Columbus - a poetic personification of America (Columbia) aChiloh#12405 in the U.S.Chiloh reads as a respelling of Shiloh, the ancient sanctuary town in the hill country of EphraIndianna#12407 in the U.S.A double-n spelling of Indiana, the U.S. state name meaning 'land of the Indians.' Used as a plColton#12413 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Colton, 'coal town' or 'settlement of a man named Cola.' OverwheEngland#12525 in the U.S.A place name from Old English Engla land, 'land of the Angles' (the Germanic people who settledFalasteen#12549 in the U.S.The Arabic name for Palestine (Filastin/Falasteen), used as a given name expressing heritage anDemelza#12567 in the U.S.From a Cornish place-name (a hamlet near St. Columb Major), reworked as a first name — carried Kona#12580 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian word and place name Kona, meaning 'leeward' -- the sheltered, dry side of an Kynslie#12598 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from the Old English, variously 'the king's meadow' and "Cyne's wood/clKynzleigh#12599 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from the Old English, variously 'the king's meadow' and "Cyne's wood/clLaguna#12601 in the U.S.From the Spanish laguna ('lagoon; a small coastal lake or pool'), also a place-name (as in LaguHeyli#12622 in the U.S.Heyli is a phonetic respelling of Hayley, common in Spanish-speaking families where the spellinLunden#12659 in the U.S.A variant spelling of London, the English capital used as a place-and-surname name; its ancientJeorgia#12680 in the U.S.Jeorgia is a modern respelling of Georgia, the feminine of George, from the Greek georgos, 'farJerzei#12683 in the U.S.Jerzei reads as a modern respelling of Jersey, the Channel Island place name later carried by NJourdan#12699 in the U.S.Jourdan is a French-flavored respelling of Jordan, from the Hebrew Yarden, 'to flow down; desceMissouri#12764 in the U.S.Missouri is a place name - a U.S. state and river - taken from the Missouria, a Siouan people wKinslei#12782 in the U.S.Kinslei is a modern respelling of Kinsley, an English surname and place name usually read as 'kKnightley#12793 in the U.S.Knightley is an English surname and place name, usually read as 'knight's meadow' or 'knight's Kennley#12806 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Kenley, an English place name in Surrey and Shropshire, usually explained Kymberly#12815 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kimberly, an English place and surname name traceable to Old English rooNyala#12841 in the U.S.From the southern African (Bantu) nyala, 'a spiral-horned antelope'; also a place-name (a town Paisyn#12859 in the U.S.A spelling of Paisley — a Scottish place/surname, 'a church; a basilica/cemetery' (from the LatPaizleigh#12860 in the U.S.A spelling of Paisley — a Scottish place/surname, 'a church; a basilica/cemetery' (also the paiParris#12862 in the U.S.A spelling of Paris — variously 'from Paris' (the French city, a surname) and Paris of Greek myLindsy#12864 in the U.S.Lindsy is a respelling of Lindsay, an English and Scottish surname and place name meaning 'LincLoreina#12871 in the U.S.Loreina reads as a modern respelling of Lorena or Lorraine, the latter a French region name meaLorraina#12873 in the U.S.Lorraina is a variant of Lorraine, the French region name meaning 'from the kingdom of Lothair'Kinsly#12885 in the U.S.Kinsly is a respelling of Kinsley, an English surname from a place-name built on Old English cyRosslyn#12927 in the U.S.A spelling of Roslyn/Rosalind — variously 'a pretty/tender rose' (Latin) and a Scottish place-nShyann#12989 in the U.S.A spelling of Cheyenne — from the Dakota Sioux Sahiyena, the name of a Native American people; Siera#12990 in the U.S.A spelling of Sierra, from Spanish for 'mountain range; saw-toothed ridge.' A nature name evokiMonseratt#13000 in the U.S.Monseratt is a simplified spelling of Montserrat, the Catalan mountain near Barcelona whose namMoria#13004 in the U.S.Moria is a form of Moriah, the mountain of the Hebrew Bible; the name is usually glossed 'seen Moselle#13008 in the U.S.Moselle is the French name of a river running through France, Luxembourg, and Germany — from LaSouthern#13021 in the U.S.From the word southern — 'of/from the south', connoting warmth and the American South; a word/dNetanya#13045 in the U.S.From the Hebrew netanyah, 'gift of God' — natan ('gave') plus Yah (God). Netanya is also a coasTokyo#13080 in the U.S.From the Japanese place Tokyo — to, 'east', + kyo, 'capital', hence 'the eastern capital'; a plTrinidad#13086 in the U.S.From the Spanish Trinidad, 'the Trinity' (from the Latin trinitas, 'three-in-one'); also the CaNineveh#13121 in the U.S.The name of Nineveh, the great ancient capital of Assyria — in the Bible, the city to which thePersia#13123 in the U.S.Persia is the historic Western name for Iran, from the Greek Persis, itself from the region of Zaire#13156 in the U.S.From the African place Zaire — via the Kikongo nzere/nzadi, 'the river that swallows all riversSahalie#13175 in the U.S.Sahalie comes from Chinook Jargon saghalie, 'high; above; heaven' — the trade language of the PScottland#13194 in the U.S.Scottland respells Scotland, 'the land of the Scots' — from the Latin Scoti, a name once given Sevan#13206 in the U.S.Sevan is the name of Armenia's largest lake, high in the mountains — one of the country's definShailoh#13212 in the U.S.Shailoh is a modern respelling of Shiloh — an ancient Israelite sanctuary town, its name usuallSantiago#13223 in the U.S.From the Spanish Santiago, 'Saint James' (Santo + Yago/Iago) — the patron saint of Spain, honorShawnee#13224 in the U.S.Shawnee is the name of a Native American nation of the Ohio Valley, from Shaawanwa, an AlgonquiShelsea#13226 in the U.S.Shelsea is a phonetic respelling of Chelsea, the London district whose Old English name CealchyTallinn#13286 in the U.S.Tallinn is the capital of Estonia; the name is usually explained as taani linn, 'Danish town' (Tilden#13306 in the U.S.Tilden is an English surname from a place name in Kent, generally read as 'fertile valley' or '
Place-name Boy Names
Loxley#10474 in the U.S.From the English place name and surname Loxley, likely 'Locc's wood or clearing' (a personal naLynkin#10484 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lincoln, from the English place name meaning 'lake colony; Roman settlemNavarre#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 Ontario#10601 in the U.S.A place name from Lake Ontario and the Canadian province, of Iroquoian origin often read as 'bePortland#10618 in the U.S.A place name — the cities in Oregon and Maine, and the English Isle of Portland — literally 'laWinchester#10622 in the U.S.An English place/surname — Winchester, 'the Roman fort/town of Venta' (from the Celtic Venta + Winton#10625 in the U.S.From the English surname and place name Winton, variously 'wine town', 'pasture enclosure', or Altai#10761 in the U.S.From the Altai Mountains — from the Mongolian/Turkic altan, 'golden', hence 'the golden mountaiVersailles#10804 in the U.S.Versailles is a French place name — the town and grand royal palace outside Paris. As a given nCarrick#10903 in the U.S.From the Gaelic carraig/carrec, 'a rock; a rocky headland/place'; a surname and place-name (as Caswell#10910 in the U.S.From the Old English caerse ('cress/watercress') + wella ('a spring/well'), hence 'from the creArrington#10928 in the U.S.An English surname taken from a place name, formed with the Old English -ton ('farmstead; settlDezmon#10995 in the U.S.A spelling of Desmond — from the Irish Deasmhumhain, 'from South Munster (a region of Ireland)'Campton#11002 in the U.S.Campton is an English place-name and surname used as a given name. The -ton ending is Old EngliArkham#11012 in the U.S.Arkham is a fictional place name: the Massachusetts town invented by H. P. Lovecraft and, most Dudley#11017 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English Duddanleah, 'Dudda's meadow/clearing' (a personDurham#11018 in the U.S.From the English place Durham — 'a hill island; a fortified hill on a peninsula' (Old English dElston#11055 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'the settlement/town of the noble one (Ella/Aethel)' (a personal name + tBismarck#11088 in the U.S.From the German surname Bismarck, famed through statesman Otto von Bismarck, and a place name (Grantham#11133 in the U.S.Grantham is an English place name and surname (a town in Lincolnshire), likely 'gravelly homestColtan#11161 in the U.S.A spelling of Colton, an English place and surname name, 'coal town' or 'settlement of the swarCompton#11162 in the U.S.From the English place and surname Compton, 'farmstead or settlement in a valley' (Old English Daytona#11186 in the U.S.A place name: Daytona Beach, Florida, named after its founder Mathias Day, and best known worldDamascus#11190 in the U.S.From Damascus, the ancient Syrian city (of debated Aramaic origin), a place name resonant in thFordham#11330 in the U.S.Fordham is an English place name and surname meaning 'homestead (or water-meadow) by the ford,'Kayro#11356 in the U.S.A spelling of Cairo/Kairo — from the Arabic al-Qahira, 'the victorious; the conqueror' (the capIsla#11367 in the U.S.A Scottish name from the river Isla and the Hebridean island of Islay. It is overwhelmingly a gHanalei#11377 in the U.S.A Hawaiian place name — Hanalei Bay and valley on Kauai — carried into given-name use. It is poHueston#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 plaLeven#11462 in the U.S.From the Scottish place-name Leven — a river name, variously 'a smooth/flooding river' or 'an eKincade#11605 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname and place name Kincaid, generally traced to Gaelic 'ceann' ('head') wKoston#11628 in the U.S.A modern American coinage in the place-name mold, echoing Boston and the -ton ending of KingstoOaklynd#11631 in the U.S.A modern respelling near Oakland, 'oak land; a grove of oaks' — combining the sturdy oak tree wListon#11755 in the U.S.Liston is an English and Scottish surname from place-names (as near Edinburgh), likely 'settlemManoa#11765 in the U.S.Hebrew Manoah, 'rest, resting place', borne in the book of Judges by the father of Samson. ManoTabor#11821 in the U.S.Variously from Hebrew, 'a height; a mound' (Mount Tabor), and from Hungarian/Czech tabor, 'a caTalin#11831 in the U.S.An Armenian place name — Talin, a historic town — used as a given name; separately it appears aRadford#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' (hryRifton#12002 in the U.S.A place-name and surname (as in the New York hamlet of Rifton), with the Old English -ton ('setRoyle#12024 in the U.S.An English surname from a place name, 'rye hill' (ryge, 'rye,' + hyll, 'hill'). As a first nameRyeland#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 lateSutherland#12120 in the U.S.A Scottish surname and place name meaning 'southern land,' from Old Norse sudrland — so named bTanis#12142 in the U.S.Tanis is best known as the Greek name of an ancient Egyptian city in the Nile delta; some conneAndros#12149 in the U.S.From Greek andros, 'a man; of man' (the genitive of aner, 'man'); also a Greek island in the CyTrentin#12177 in the U.S.Trentin is a spelling variant of Trenton, a place-and-surname name built on Trent (from the EngAtlantis#12212 in the U.S.From the Greek Atlantis, 'the island of Atlas' — the legendary sunken island; a place/mythologiVail#12212 in the U.S.From the English surname and word vale, 'a valley'; also famous as the Colorado resort town VaiZeland#12282 in the U.S.A modern coined given name echoing the place name Zealand/Zeeland ('sea land', a Danish and DutZionn#12292 in the U.S.A modern double-n respelling of Zion, a Hebrew place name meaning 'highest point; fortress' andZuma#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 fAlborz#12313 in the U.S.From the Alborz, the great mountain range of northern Iran, home to mythic heroes in the ShahnaBrixten#12328 in the U.S.A spelling of Brixton — after the London district, 'Brihtsige's stone' (a personal name plus stBronxx#12330 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Bronx — the New York City borough, named for the Swedish/Dutch settler JCaspien#12367 in the U.S.A spelling of Caspian — from the Caspian Sea (named for the ancient Caspi people); also linked Dacian#12438 in the U.S.From the Latin Dacianus, 'of Dacia' — an ancient region (roughly modern Romania); a place-rooteArles#12447 in the U.S.Arles reads as the name of the historic French city of Arles, or as a form or respelling near CAthos#12477 in the U.S.Athos is best known as one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel and as the name ofAviano#12491 in the U.S.Aviano is the name of a town in northeastern Italy, adopted as a modern given name. As a personBuford#12525 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Buford, generally 'the ford (river-crossing) by the burDynver#12547 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling echoing Denver — an English place/surname, 'the Danes' crossing/ford'Branton#12561 in the U.S.Branton is an English surname from a place name, likely 'broom-covered farm or settlement' (froBrinton#12577 in the U.S.Brinton is an English surname from a place name, likely 'Bryni's farm or settlement' (a personaBrixtin#12578 in the U.S.Brixtin is a modern respelling of Brixton, a district of London whose name means roughly 'BrihtBroxton#12579 in the U.S.Broxton is an English surname from a place name, likely 'Brocc's farm or settlement' (a personaBethel#12598 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Beth-El, 'house of God' — the place where Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching toCannan#12600 in the U.S.Cannan is a spelling in the Canaan/Cannan family; Canaan is a biblical land name often read as Cardiff#12603 in the U.S.Cardiff is the capital city of Wales; its Welsh name (Caerdydd) is generally read as 'fort on tCaxton#12607 in the U.S.Caxton is an English surname from a place name, likely 'Kak's farm or settlement.' It is famousCorran#12657 in the U.S.A Scottish/Irish name, from Gaelic 'corran' ('a spear' or 'a sickle-shaped point of land'); alsCreede#12662 in the U.S.A spelling of Creed, from the word 'creed' ('a statement of belief; faith'). Also a historic siGrayton#12681 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Gray- element (a colour/surname) with a -ton ending ('a farm/settlemenHendon#12710 in the U.S.From an English place name and surname — from Old English heah, 'high', plus dun, 'a hill'; 'atHebron#12757 in the U.S.A biblical place-and-personal name, from the Hebrew for 'association; alliance; company.' HebroGoshen#12769 in the U.S.From the biblical place name Goshen, the fertile region of Egypt where Israel settled in the tiGermany#12889 in the U.S.Germany is the English name of the European country, occasionally borrowed as a rare given nameGresham#12900 in the U.S.From the English surname Gresham, taken from a Norfolk place name meaning 'grazing homestead' oHinton#12947 in the U.S.From the English place name and surname Hinton, usually from Old English heah ('high') plus tunKansas#12963 in the U.S.A place name, from the U.S. state Kansas, itself named for the Kansa (Kaw) people, whose name iIona#12974 in the U.S.Iona is the name of a small island in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, famous for the abbey founded bLorne#13155 in the U.S.Lorne is a Scottish name from the district of Lorne (Lorn) in Argyll, tied by legend to Loarn, Kadian#13170 in the U.S.Kadian reads as a modern American extension of Kaden/Cadien, given a longer -ian ending. It is Lydell#13170 in the U.S.From the English surname Liddell/Lydell, 'from the loud/roaring valley; the loud stream' (Old EKairoh#13185 in the U.S.Kairoh is a modern American coinage on Kai with an -oh finish, and it plainly echoes the place-Kanata#13202 in the U.S.As a Japanese given name, Kanata is often read as 'distant; far away' — a horizon word — thoughKanton#13206 in the U.S.A modern American coinage: a K-spelling of Canton, a word for a district or region (and a U.S. Kashel#13214 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, most easily read as a K-spelling of Cashel, the Irish place name froKashmeir#13216 in the U.S.A modern American respelling of Kashmir, the Himalayan region whose name also gave English the Kashmire#13217 in the U.S.A modern American respelling of Kashmir, the Himalayan region behind the English word cashmere.Kashmyr#13218 in the U.S.A modern American respelling of Kashmir, the Himalayan region whose name English took for cashmMarsh#13222 in the U.S.From the English, 'marshland; one who lives by a marsh' (from Old English mersc, 'marsh'); a plKauai#13225 in the U.S.Kauai is the name of the oldest of the main Hawaiian islands, sometimes called the Garden Isle.Lakelan#13245 in the U.S.A modern American coinage in the nature/place mold, echoing Lakeland and the word 'lake' with aMontreal#13273 in the U.S.From the French place Montreal — 'Mount Royal' (Mont Real, the hill at the heart of the Canadia
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