American Place Names

This is a big name, both in heritage and sound. On the right child, this could be inspired, but others may shrink from all the connotations. While your preferred nickname for this option might be Col (or Kit if you're connecting it to Christopher Columbus), you may end up with the slightly more cumbersome "Bus" as the short-form. 

Columbus

American place names are becoming increasingly popular for babies, ranging from classic choices such as Virginia to trendy place names like Brooklyn and Dakota to American place names new to the first name lexicon, such as Chicago and Denali.

Really, almost anything goes when it comes to American place names that can be used as baby names. These can be not only

, but mountain names, river names, and other names of 

, both popular and unique. Many place names are not traditionally gendered and so work well as 

American place names used as baby names for girls and boys, including Savannah and Montana, with meanings, origins, and popularity. (Page 12)