Baltimore

Place name, English from Irish

"town of the big house"

Baltimore Origin and Meaning

The name Baltimore is a boy's name meaning "town of the big house".

With place names extending their range, this is an unmapped possibility, though a bit stiff. Baltimore, Maryland was named after Cecil Calvert, the 2nd Baron Baltimore. Baltimore is ultimately derived from the Irish Baile an Tí Mhóir, meaning "town of the big house."

Famous People Named Baltimore

• David Baltimore winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The name Baltimore in Pop Culture

• Baltimore Baxter female character in the 2006 play "Sister Cities" by Colette Freedman and upcoming film directed by Sean Hanish.