Updated October 2026
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English, Norse
"town by the ditch"
Digby is a place-name in Lincolnshire turned surname turned quirky first name that is starting to get some attention. In fact, it ranked in the UK Top 1000 in a recent year where it fits in with the…
Literary name
"hare town"
Used by Emily Brontë in her novel Wuthering Heights , Hareton is a distinctive, rugged and literature-inspired choice. With the sounds of an English place name and the vibes of a last name as a first…
French surname
"dweller at the outskirts of town"
Highly unlikely philosophical choice.
English
"deer town"
Obscure, though legitimate, name that could be used to honor a relative named Barton or Martin.
"from Cézanne; Caelius's town"
The last syllable being a female name makes the surname of the great French postimpressionist a creative natural for a girl.
"town with the paved street or highway"
Also (and more popularly) spelled as Stratton, this is a surname and placename, referring to somewhere with paved streets. While this form has only appeared in the US stats in 2008, Stratton was…
Welsh
"from the hilltop town"
This surname name may offer a pronunciation challenge, to those unfamiliar with Michael Crichton novels, but its fresher than Hunter or Cooper.
"the crane town"
A surname associated these days with Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston.
"inhabitant of a fortified town"
Related to the word bourgeois; actor Burgess Meredith put this surname in first place.
"sword or fire town"
Branton may be more unusual than Brandon but it will forever be confused with that name.
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.
Irish and English
"town near the Boyne"
That sound again.
"fortified town"
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.
Spanish
"the town"
Sandy southwestern feel.
"town by the lake"
Sounds like a displaced Dr. Seuss character.
"fox town"
A rare English place name and surname that gives hipster nature name Fox a more preppy, refined twist.
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. Elvis Presley played a character named Tulsa…
"town on the River Exe"
An English place name and surname derived from the name of the River Exe, which runs mainly in Devon and Somerset in the southwest of England. The river's name simply means "water" from Brythonic…
"moss town"
A Welsh place name and surname, likely deriving from Old English elements meaning "moss town".