Names That Mean Place
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Imari
American invented name, Japanese place name
A novel creation in the vein of Amari and Akari. Imari is also a place name, connected to the Japanese city, and is the English term for Arita porcelain.
Callaway
English from Latin
"pebbly place"
A surname-style name with a flowing sound and an easy-going feel, Callaway derives from the French place name, Caillouet-Orgeville, which ultimately comes from the Norman word for "pebble". Also…
Airlie
Scottish surname and place name
This Scottish surname and Scottish and Australian place name has a pleasant airy and breezy sound to it. Camden mayor Lara Symkowiak chose the name for her daughter born in 2016.
Athens
Greek place name
Athens the city takes its name from Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and courage. If you prefer place names to mythological names and like gender neutral names better than those that are gender…
Efrat
Variation of Ephrath, Hebrew
"fruitful place"
Ojai
California place name
This name of an attractive and arty California town could make an unusual but friendly choice.
Livingston
English and Scottish surname
"dear friend's place"
A new crop of gender-neutral English place names have suddenly become trendy — those ending in -ton. Multi-syllabic but not dramatic, these names are rising quickly for girls and boys. Think…
Bryher
Cornish
"place of hills"
Bryher, a homophone of Briar, is the name of an Isle of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall. It was the penname of novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman, who chose the name in honor of the island. Today,…
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.
Araluen
Aboriginal Australian
"water lilies; place of the water lilies"
Araluen is a beautiful Aboriginal Australian place name, used in several sites, always connected to the dainty water lily. In terms of sound Araluen offers it all - the "Ara" beginning made popular…
Lima
Spanish place name from Quechua
"speaker"
The capital of Peru makes a rare but attractive girl name.
Cache
French word name
"hiding place"
A rising unisex word name, along with other money-related choices such as Million, Currency, and Cashlyn.
Abalina
Variation of Abilene, place name
An obscurity, though with the popularity of Abigail and the rise of all names that start with A, may make an attractive choice.
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…
Acadia
Greek
"idyllic place"
Acadia, the French name for Nova Scotia and the name of a gorgeous national park in Maine makes a fresh, rhythmic choice for your little girl. Acadia is an original yet accessible member of the…
Adair
Scottish and Irish, Brazilian
"oak tree ford; wealthy spearman; wealth and fame"
A unisex name with lots of flair and a daring spirit, Adair was first noticed as a girl's name in the 1980's, thanks to the long-running daytime drama Search for Tomorrow , with the character Adair…
Azha
Persian
"the breeding place"
Star name that could also be another spelling of Asia or Aja.
Ashton
English
"ash tree place"
Hot star Ashton Kutcher is pushing this unisex choice toward the boys' camp, but its variation Ashtyn is on the rise.
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.
Dayton
English variation of Deighton
"place with a dike"
A city name that sounds more legit than most because of its similarity to Peyton and other such names in circulation.