Unusual place names

[kala_way]

Seoul
Shiraz
Vienna
Berlin
Sicily
Ashby
Cimaron
Loire
Raleigh
Sabetha
Thessaly

[blairx]

A few I like are Afton, Arundel, and Dabney (d'Aubigne).

I like Savannah, which no longer counts as remotely unusual, but that's probably the only well-known (as in the place being well-known, not the name) place I love as a name.

[x@nthe]

Thanks all.

I love love love continent names: India and Africa for girls.

Boys
Athens- don't know why Athens is so "out there" when Athena is perfectly normal
Maui- I just think it's so sweet
Zealand- another berry was thinking of it for her baby and I fell in love
Oakland- love the name, not the place that bares it

Girls
Memphis
Caledonia
Venice- it sounds like a fresher take on Vanessa
Kingston- it sounds uber manly but I love it
Mali- Molly is so whitebread/boring while Mali is exotic
Delphi
Calais
Holland


Genoa is my favorite salami so.......

Caledonia! Oooh I like!

Haha nat! Maybe that's the reason!

That reminds me of Vienna, another place name I like, if it weren't for those sausages...

I like Vienna too but there is something about it I can't put my finger on that makes me not choose it.

Geneva
Kenya
Briton
Africa
Carolina
Arizona
Phoenix
Asia
Indiana
India

I love almost all of these. Briton I am not sure of, and Carolina is a bit too dated. But the rest are awesome .

[frustratedauthor]

Arizona
Odessa
Sonoma
Tempe

Caspian
Denver (a family name)
Laredo

[x@nthe]

I don't understand why Arizona isn't more popular! It has a combo of the a's people love, and x/z. I think it is classic.

[taz]

Aberdeen is so cute for a boy imo. Kind of grandpa-ish with the cool nn Deen which makes me think James Dean. Place names aren't my thing though unless they are really meaningful.

[thetxbelle]

My husband likes Ardennes but doesn't think it's usable

[yellow]

Ooh, I love Genoa and Caledonia!

I've met a little Montecito nn Monte.

I'm gonna get pretty obscure with some of these...

Calais
Cordova
Coromandel
Evora
Foxton
Guayana
Haida
Hilo
Illora
Kerala
Kaitaia
Kayseri
Kona
Lorca
Lusali
Mahina
Malatya
Manila
Marseilles
Merida
Nadi
Nanaimo
Paeroa
Suva
Tairua
Tala
Telavi
Toreno
Visalia
Yukon

From Japan... I have a feeling Asian names will start being more heavily used in the coming decades:
Aomori
Hioki
Izena
Kanoya
Nayoro
Odate