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Lafayette
Maine
Place-name
Strong and spare state name, maybe better in the middle -- or for a boy.
Penn
English
"enclosure"
This simple, elegant name offers something for many kinds of parents, from writers and history buffs to photographers to Pennsylvania dwellers. Most famous bearers are comedian Penn Jillette and…
Sherwood
English
"bright forest"
Unfashionable surname, best left in the forest with Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Sitka
Somerset
York
English
"from the yew estate"
Brisk, preppy York is an underused classic with the potential to really shine in the 21st century. It's most familiar as a place name — York is a city in England — and surname. New York City and…
Taos
American place-name
This beautiful New Mexican pueblo locale has long attracted artists and skiers, and now may attract some baby namers as well.