Unique Place Names
Place names are a hot category for baby names right now, with choices like Savannah, Brooklyn, and Austin all making the Top 100. But if you look a bit further down the map, you’ll find plenty of uncharted baby names. These 30 unique place names were given to 25 or fewer babies last year, meaning your child is practically guaranteed to be the only Cyprus or Louisiana in his or her Kindergarten class.
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Alabama
Alabama is a hot southern place-name, picking up from Georgia and Savannah. This is not a geographical name come lately, though--there have been girls named Alabama dating back well over a... Read More
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Albany
A capital place-name possibility. Read More
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Caledonia
Caledonia is a rhythmic and exotic place-name used by singer Shawn Colvin for her daughter. It would make an interesting and apt choice for a girl with Scottish ancestry.Read More
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Corsica
Corsica, the picturesque Mediterrean island birthplace of Napoleon, makes an easy switch from atlas to baby name book, with its delicate, feminine ending. Just don't consider neighboring island... Read More
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Cyprus
This Mediterranean island name would be a plausible choice for parents with a Greek or Turkish heritage. Read More
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Diani
A globetrotting placename — Diani Beach is a popular tourist destination on the Indian Ocean in Kenya. It's similar enough to Dion and Diana to feel namelike, although it is actually very rare in... Read More
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Dublin
With Galway and Ireland in play as names (not to mention Shannon and Kerry), there's no reason this one can't work, too. Read More
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England
Most parents would prefer London for their daughters. Read More
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Galway
Associated with the poet and novelist Galway Kinnell, this name of an Irish city, county, and bay would make an evocative choice. For further literary cred, writers Liam O'Flaherty and Frank... Read More
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Glasgow
An undiscovered place-name with an appealing o-sound ending. Read More