CANADA  

Gender: F
Origin: Iroquois place-name
Meaning: "where the heavens touch the earth"

Undiscovered but attractive place-name possibility, up till now a masculine territory.

Canada is being discussed in our message boards:

• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!
• Nickname of River???
• People named after something else
• Place names
• Erin? In or out of vogue?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Canada:

• NAMEBERRY SURVEY SAYS: Some Thoughts About Your Thoughts
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NAMEBERRY!
• MARDI GRAS NAMES: Baby Names from the Bayou