The vowel ending tilts this sharply toward the feminine, and at this point Havana still has some political implications as well.

There are two lovely Portlands, in Maine and Oregon, but not many babies with their name.

While Tosca, taken from Toscana, the Italian name for the region, is better established as a name, Tuscany has seen sporadic usage since the 2000s. Sunny and intriguing, Tuscany is associated with art and high culture, with the Italian Renaissance, the writers Dante, Petrarch, and Machiavelli, and artists Botticelli and Michelangelo. While the "tusk" sound will put some people off, Tuscany could make an unexpected place name.

The place name Ethiopia was derived from the Greek word for an Ethiopian, Aithiops, from the components aithō, "I burn" and ōps "face." As a noun, it takes on the meaning of "Burnt-face," which the Greeks used to distinguish between those in Africa and those from the Middle East, who had lighter skin. In adjective form, Aithiops means "red-brown."

Likable Irish surname name, but bound to be confused with Clooney.

An interesting and as yet undiscovered place name, Orleans feels similar to the likes of Harlem, Memphis, and Oslo. The English form of the French Orléans, it ultimately derives from the Latin Aurelianum, meaning "gold".

Romany is a melodious name referring to the Roma or Romani community and their culture, which makes it a potentially controversial choice for a baby not of that heritage. Romany Malco is an actor who appeared on the television show "Weeds." Other similar ideas: Roman, Romano, or Romeo.

The capital city of Canada makes an unusual name for a baby, though it was recently used by nutrition and fitness Instagrammer, Kaleigh Kellner. The Canadian city ultimately gets it name from adawe which means "to trade" in the First Nations language of Algonquin.

Son of Sicily.

Not yet on the place-name map, this name has Shakespearean ties via the Duke Of Albany character in King Lear.

Jakarta, the name of the capital and largest city of Indonesia, is located on the island of Java. Both Jakarta and Java could make interesting and unusual choices for a girl.

One of the newer geographical site names, it has the advantage of sounding like a real girl's name because of its jen beginning and feminine a ending.

Sharing her name with a country, a city, an isthmus, a gulf, a canal, and a hat might be a bit much for a child to handle.

An unexplored choice, evocative of the snowcapped Andes, with a pleasant, catchy sound.

Some parents are turning to rivers and other bodies of water in the search for undiscovered place-names, and this has the feel of a Viennese waltz.

This Mediterranean island name would be a plausible choice for parents with a Greek or Turkish heritage.

The name of a lake and city in Minnesota, US, Onamia has its roots in the Indigenous Ojibwe language. Originally called Onamanii-zaaga'iganiing, the name means "red ochre lake" or "vermillion lake".

A globetrotting placename — Diani Beach is a popular tourist destination on the Indian Ocean in Kenya. It's similar enough to Dion and Diana to feel namelike, although it is actually very rare in the US.

Unexplored Moroccan place name, conjuring up images of camels and palm trees and domed minarets.

Associated with the poet and novelist Galway Kinnell, this name of an Irish city, county, and bay would make an evocative choice. For further literary cred, writers Liam O'Flaherty and Frank Harris both hail from Galway.