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Athens
Milford
Milford is a masculine name of English origin, derived from a place name meaning 'mill by the ford' - referring to a river crossing near a mill. This toponymic name follows the tradition of English…
Haven
Word name, English
"a place of safety"
Like Harbor, one of the new generation of word names with appealing meanings, though (female) memoirist Haven Kimmel has tipped it decidedly toward the girls' side. There are now more than ten female…
Ephesus
Padua
Rousillon
Sicily
Place-name
Sicily is a lilting Italian place-name that sounds like the elegant British Cicely -- which you might consider a plus or a minus.
Bohemia
Spanish place name, English word name
"Boii home"
More a concept than a place — or a name. The place name Bohemia ultimately derives from the tribe name Boii with the German heim , meaning "home".
Antioch
Tyre
Tyre is a masculine name with multiple origin stories. It may derive from the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre (now in Lebanon), known as a significant Mediterranean trading hub famous for its purple…
Tarsus
Pentapolis
Mytilene
Thebes
Angiers
Harfleur
Agincourt
Southampton
Orleans
Rouen