Place Names for Babies

Mesa is the term for a flat-topped mountain, derived from the Spanish word for "table".

If you like your place names bold and undiscovered.

Concord, Massachusetts is home to tranquil Walden Pond, and as a word name, concord has a harmonious meaning, making this a modern virtue name.

A Catalan county name used for both girls and boys in its homeland.

Iberia, the name of the Spanish-Portuguese peninsula, makes an attractive, unusual first name.

The name of the 20th-century-created capital of Brazil has a good measure of spicy Latin rhythm and could make a possible female choice, while BRAZIL might work for a boy.

American place and tribe name, derived via French from the Dakota word ayúxba "sleepy ones".

The familiar Irish city and bay is one place-name that seems distinctly masculine.

As far as Texas place names go, Houston is more unique than Austin and Dallas and more attractive than Marfa.

Torille is the name of an Italian town, and is also found as a surname/

There are more charming places -- and place-names -- for your child.