Names That Mean Town
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Nahiara
Puerto Rican variation of Naiara, Basque
"town between the rocks"
An additional H is often found in Puerto Rican names, such as Amahia, a variation of Amaia, and Nahiara, a form of the Basque place name Naiara.
Woojin
Korean
"house + genuine; protect + town"
Kim Woo-jin, also known as Woojin, is a KPOP star and former member of the band Stray Kids. His name debuted for boys in 2008 and returned in 2021, the year he released his first solo record.
Baltimore
Place name, English from Irish
"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…
Anniston
English surname and American place name
"Anis' town; Annie's town"
A name with plenty of celebrity glamor and contemporary flair, Anniston has a variety of origins. On one hand, it's a place name, deriving from a city in Alabama of the same name. Founded in the late…
Williamsburg
English place name
"William's town"
An unlikely place name today, but one that was found among enslaved people in the 1800s.
Kingston
English
"king's town"
The capital of Jamaica is also a popular name for American baby boys, but child actress Kingston Foster is a notable female bearer.
Tulsa
Creek
"old town"
Unlike many other western city names, Tulsa has not proved attractive to parents. The name derives from Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek language.
Gates
English surname
"person living near town gates"
Reality TV star Raven Gates gave her on-trend s-ending surname to her son, named Gates Zev. Gates joins an impressive lineup of celebrity babies with similar names, including Hillary Duff's Banks and…
Alston
English surname
"dweller at the old town"
Dropping the H off hot surnames gets you a whole new name. The trend is multiplying: Hadley becomes Adley, Harley become Arley, Harlow becomes Arlowe, and now Halston becomes Alston. Alston could…
Sinclair
Scottish
"from the town of St. Clair"
The most famous Sinclair was the (male) writer Lewis, but these days the name works at least as well for a girl.
Pennington
English surname
"penny town"
An unconventional route to the nickname Penny. Pennington debuted on the charts for girls in 2015. Pennington is more familiar as a surname. It is habitational, denoting ancestors from English towns…
Colby
English
"from a coal town"
One of the first reality show-inspired names (he was a Texas hunk on an early season of "Survivor"); hugely trendy for boys but just starting for girls.
Paxton
English
"peace town"
Set apart from other once-male-only surnames because of its peaceful element. This is one of the newest and trendiest names that mean peace .
Puebla
Spanish
"the town"
Sandy southwestern feel.
Villette
French
"small town"
Charming Gallic name uncommon in France, and unknown in this country, with literary credibility as the title of a Charlotte Brontë novel.
Alton
English
"dweller at the old town"
The sort of formal surname name more popular in another era; Dalton's a more modern relation.
Berton
English
"fortified town"
Boynton
Irish and English
"town near the Boyne"
That sound again.
Brandeis
Place-name from Czech town of Brandy's
Possible hero name, via Louis Brandeis, an influential lawyer and the first Jewish justice of the U. S. Supreme Court.
Branton
English
"sword or fire town"
Branton may be more unusual than Brandon but it will forever be confused with that name.