Place Names
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Ojai
California place name
This name of an attractive and arty California town could make an unusual but friendly choice.
Luxor
Place name, Egyptian from Arabic
"the palaces, castles"
The Egyptian city of Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, at one time the capital of Ancient Egypt. The name derives from the Arabic term al-ʾuqṣur , meaning "the palaces" or "castles." Luxor is a…
India
Place name, from the River Indus
Euphonious and long stylish in England, India was one of the fastest-rising names on the 2013 list, after jumping 240 spots back into the Top 1000. Gorgeous as it may be, the usage of India as a name…
Rushlee
English place name
"rush clearing"
In the same unisex placename/surname style as Oakley and Hadlee, this name makes total sense but has never been on the American charts. Rushlee Buchanan is a New Zealand Olympic cyclist.
Lima
Spanish place name from Quechua
"speaker"
The capital of Peru makes a rare but attractive girl name.
Brasilia
Portuguese place name
"land of brazilwood; ember-colored land"
The name of the 20th-century-created capital of Brazil has a good measure of Latin rhythm and could make a possible female choice, while Brazil might work for a boy.
Basel
Swiss place name
"king"
The Swiss city of Basel was first Basilia, thought to have been dubbed in honor of the Roman castle of the same name. The castle's name would have derived from Basilius, a Roman personal name from…
Delphi
Greek place name
"of Delphi; womb"
An interesting unisex possibility, with an air of mystery connected to the Delphic Oracle, the most important oracle in ancient Greece; it was also a major site for the worship of the god Apollo.…
Majorca
Spanish place name
Pronounced my-ORK-a, the name of this lovely Balearic Island, located in the Mediterranean, is one of the prettiest and most feminine of place names. The Spanish spelling is MALLORCA.
Canaan
Biblical place name, Hebrew
"The Promised Land; humble, low"
Pronounced KAY-nan, this Old Testament place name has a strong modern feel that blends in with on-trend choices like Carter, Colton, and Kayson, but also with Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Tobias.…
Peru
Place name
An unexplored choice, evocative of the snowcapped Andes, with a pleasant, catchy sound.
Chester
Latin
"fortress, walled town,"
Chester is a comfortable, little-used teddy-bear of a name that suddenly sounds both quirky and cuddly. Chester was a Top 100 name in the US from the 1880s to 1929, gradually fading till it finally…
Tauria
Latin, place name
The name of an area of Peru, this could be a possibilty for a springtime baby born under the sign of Taurus.
Peru
Place name
An unexplored choice, evocative of the snowcapped Andes, with a pleasant, catchy sound.
Garin
Armenian place name
This name of an old Armenian city, might sound a little too masculine for use here. Variations include the more feminine Garine and Karine.
Nairi
Armenian place name
This was the old name for ancient Armenia, land of canyons.
Arverne
Place name
The name of a Queens, New York neighborhood sounds like a lost-in-limbo girls' name such as LAVERNE.
Astoria
Place name
Long more associated with the New York Waldorf- hotel and the neighborhood in Queens than as a baby name, Astoria is finally beginning to emerge from their shadow and find favor with parents looking…
Canarsie
Place name
Has much too strong of a Brooklyn accent.
Gramercy
Place name
A pretty private park in Manhattan, doesn't quite make it as a baby name.