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Names That Mean Place

Updated November 2023

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Burroughs
English
"dwelling place"
Most parents attracted to this name will be devotees of the author William and would be better off using it in the middle.
Devere
French
"of the fishing place"
An original choice for a fisherman's child.
Euston
Irish
"heart"
Euston is best known as a London railway station, which got its name from a stately home and village in the English county of Suffolk. Ultimately it is thought to mean "settlement of a person called…
Houghton
English
"place in an enclosure"
A family name, a bit haughty.
Norfolk
English
"place of the northern people"
Would make a difficult choice even for those with ties to the Virginia city or British county.
Salton
English
"place in the willows"
Stiff and sedate surname name, despite its salty start.
Thackeray
English
"place with thatching"
The name of the famous British man of letters might just appeal to some English majors as a more interesting alternative to Zachary. An appropriate playmate for Russell Crowe's boy Tennyson.
Tibor
Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
"of Tibur (Tivoli)"
Commonly heard in Hungary and some Slavic countries, Tibor has a large measure of continental dash. The name derives from the Roman town of Tibur, now called Tivoli. It is a Top 100 pick for baby…
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.
Kiska
Aleutian place name
Kiska is a Alaskan volcano island that has the sort of brisk sound to it that makes it fit in with both old names like Saskia and modern names like Pax.
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.
Russia
Russian place name
Consider ODESSA instead.
Hemingway
English place name
No matter how much you love the novels of Papa H., don't saddle your son with this unwieldy appellation.
Umbria
Italian place name, from the Umbri, one of the chief tribes settling the Italian nation
Umbria is a lovely, virtually unused Italian name for girls , reflecting the beautiful rolling hills of the area's countryside. And since it's right next door to Tuscany, in which Siena resides,…
Cathay
Anglicized version of Italian Catai; place name
A perfect example of what a difference a single letter can make. Add an 'a' to the ho-hum Cathy and you have the old name for China, often used by such poets as Edna St. Vincent Millay and Ezra Pound.
Lorca
Spanish place name and surname
The haunting Lorca is a place name from the Spanish province of Navarre, but far more famous as the surname of the eminent Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, who was the direct…
Aquitaine
French place name
If you're looking for a really untouristed place name, Aquitaine could be it. Aquitaine is a region of France that includes both Bordeaux and Biarritz and is famous for such food and drink as its…
Ellera
Italian place name
This delicate Umbrian place name would make a unique path to Ellie.
Java
Anglicization of Indonesian Jawa; place name
A name with something for everyone: for romantics, it's a beautiful Indonesian island; for teckies, it's a computer programming language.
Aragon
Spanish place name
Equally strong, dramatic and romantic, this name of an old kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and a modern Spanish community as well, would give a boy an instant pedigree.

Names That Mean Place

Burroughs

Devere

Euston

Houghton

Norfolk

Salton

Thackeray

Tibor

Tauria

Kiska

Garin

Russia

Hemingway

Umbria

Cathay

Lorca

Aquitaine

Ellera

Java

Aragon