Names That Mean Land

Short and simple Ty could work as an alternative to Kai or Sky, or as a short form of Tyler/Tyla or Tyra.

A feminization of the classic Zachary or a compound name that combines a pair of 90s or noughties names into something that sounds contemporary and in line with Delilah, Azaria, and Kaia.

Zakyla

More distinctive than Grace and more creative than Presley, Graceland is a contemporary name that could catch on with parents searching for a unique honorific.
 
Graceland is famously the name of Elvis Presley's estate in Memphis, Tennessee.

Graceland

The name Persia derives from Avestan Parsa, the name of the Indo-European nomadic people who migrated into southern Iran in about 1000 BCE. Perseus feels more namelike.

Persia

Orlo is a name nobody ever heard of until the surprise popularity of the unrelated but similar-sounding Arlo. If Arlo can be a hit, why not Orlo? Why not indeed.
Some sources identify Orlo not as a diminutive of Orlando but as a Hebrew name drawn from the Orl- prefix, a la Orli, which means light.

Orlo

This rare name is possibly a Romani version of William, or may derive from Old English elements meaning "wife" or "woman" and "land".

Wiflin

An English surname with a nature and animal connection, Hartland also feels soulful and heartfelt thanks to its sounds. Hartley and Hart have been quietly on the rise and Hartland might be a longer form that appeals to those who also enjoy Landon, Leland, and Holland.

Hartland

Most parents would prefer London for their daughters. 

England

Courtlandt, with its added U, is an English form of the Dutch habitational surname Cortlandt. Cortlandt was a village near modern-day Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands. Its name was derived from the Dutch elements cort, meaning "short" or "narrow," and landt, "land."

Courtlandt

The name of a town in North Carolina, Ellerbe is derived from the Old English surname Elwordebi, meaning "Aelfweard's farmstead". Altered overtime, it appears in various forms such as Elleby, Ellerby, Elerbie, and more. Quirky and playful and a bit like Emery, Elliott, Rafferty, and Barnaby, it could make an unexpected choice.

Ellerbe

Fódhla is the modern Irish spelling of Fódla or Fótla, a figure from Irish mythology. She is one of the three goddesses of Ireland, the other two being her sisters Banba and Ériu. First appearing in the Irish stats in 2018, a recent year saw it feature in the Top 200. 
 
 Legend goes that when the Spanish settlers known as the Milesians arrived in Ireland, Fódhla and her sisters all asked the bard, Amergin, for the country to be named for them. Ériu was chosen as the honored sister and the country named Éire, but the bard was keen for all the sisters to have their wish granted. As such, Ireland may be poetically known as Fódhla (or Banba), making this an alternative choice to Erin for those who want to celebrate the place. 
 
Pronounced as FO-luh (Fo to rhyme with tow or foe), the name likely derives from the element fót meaning "sod, land", in turn reflecting her role as goddess of the land. The alternative spellings Fodhla or Fóla might occasionally be used too.

Fódhla

Woodsy, earthy, and unexpected, Acre may appeal to those who enough Meadow, Ochre, Landry, and Oakley, but want something truly distinctive. So far, it has only ranked in the US stats for boys, however, social media birth announcements indicate parents are now pondering it for their daughters too.

Acre

This Scottish surname is a fresh alternative to Weston or Westley.

Westland

For fans of Scottlyn, Suttyn, and Stratton, Stratlyn blends the strat element (from the Latin strata) with the popular suffix -lyn. As such, it could have various meanings including "street by the lake", "land with paved streets", or "pretty street".

Stratlyn

A place and surname turned first name, as in aviator Cortlandt F. Bishop and four-star general Cortlandt V. R. Schuyler. Cortlandt was a village near modern-day Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands. Its name was derived from the Dutch elements cort, meaning "short" or "narrow," and landt, "land."

Cortlandt

Similar in sound to caraway (a bitter, earthy herb), Carraway (Nick, narrator of The Great Gatsby) and Calloway (a quietly rising choice for boys), Carroway is a surname-style choice that could work as a unisex given name. It might appeal to those looking for a creative way of honoring a Wayne and/or a Caroline.
 
Originally found among an Anglo-Saxon tribe who lived near a road or path by a triangular piece of land, it combines the Old English elements gara and weg to describe such a location. 
 
While it has never appeared in the US stats, Carroway was used by reality TV star, Sadie Robertson Huff, for her daughter's middle name in 2025. It is a family name for the star, but her use of it may well help bring the name to people's attention.

Carroway

Part Valor, part Elinor, this distinctive choice is in fact a region in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. Meaning "Vala land", The Vala being a group of divine individuals who governed under the direction of Tolkien's supreme deity, Eru Ilúvatar. Poetic and mystical, Valinor was chosen for 6 girls in 2025, marking its debut in the US stats.

Valinor

A patriotic spin on Armie, with roughly the same meaning whether you consider it a variation or a totally separate word name.

Army

Appearing in the US stats in 2024, Loveland fits in with the likes of Holland and Lakeland. A literal interpretation of its meaning could be "land of love", however, as a surname, it come's from the Anglo-Saxon "Leofa's estate" or "Lufa's land", Leofa meaning "dear, beloved" and Lufa meaning "love, affection". 
 
Additionally, it's an Americanized form of the Norwegian Løvland, meaning "leaf land", adding a nature-related vibe to the name. In terms of its contemporary usage however, it is perhaps its associate with love that has drawn parents to it.

Loveland

The most prominent person with this unusual geographical choice might be actor Cuba Gooding Jr., however, Cuba has a far longer history as a feminine name. Deriving from the island in the Caribbean Sea, it had a brief spell of popularity in the US at the end of the 1890s, when Spain lost possession of the island during the Spanish-American War. Used predominantly (though rarely) on girls throughout the last century, it has occasionally been given to a handful of boys too
 
The exact meaning and origins of the place name are unknown, though it is conjectured that it comes from the extinct Taíno language and could mean "where the fertile land is abundant" or "great place". Alternatively, it could derive from the Palace of Cuba in Italy, whose name might literally come from the word cubical or from the Arabic Qubba meaning "dome" — in reference to the shape of the building. There is also a Roman Goddess of the name, who is said to have helped see a child from cradle to bed. 
 
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. was named in honor of his grandfather's first wife, whom he had met and married after fleeing to the island in the 1930s; when she was murdered, he promised to name his first son Cuba, which he did, and soul singer Cuba Sr. then gave the name to his son too. 
 More recently, social media influencers and YouTube couple, Jess and Gabriel Conte, named their son Cuba Malachi in 2024. The name has raised some eyebrows among their followers for its unusualness — and perhaps because some might think of the fraught history the island has with the US. Nevertheless, it is almost reminiscent of the likes of Luna, Cooper, Ember and Cora, so time will tell if other parents begin to consider the name for any gender.