Desert Names
- Sahara
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"deserts"Description:
A beautiful and evocative place-name that deserves wider use, Sahara brings to mind deserts and heat. Derived from Arabic, it is the name of the world's largest hot desert, located across the North of Africa. Similar in appearance to Sarah and Zahra and similar in feel to Savannah, it was selected by reality TV star Georgia Harrison for her daughter Sahara Jean Stacey in 2025.
- Mojave
Origin:
Native American tribal and place-nameDescription:
Resonant place-name of the beautiful Southern California desert.
- Reno
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Has a lively and swaggering sound, and also some unfortunate associations with Reno, city of gambling and failed marriages.
- Prairie
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
An evocative, windswept choice that is part of the third generation of western-influenced names, picking up where first Jesse and then Dakota left off, though with a slight feminine edge.
- Mesa
Origin:
Spanish, ThaiMeaning:
"table; April"Description:
Mesa is both the term for a flat-topped mountain, derived from the Spanish word for "table", and the Thai variation of April.
- Copper
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
It's a beautiful burnished metal -- but also slang for policeman.
- Nevada
Origin:
Spanish place-nameMeaning:
"covered in snow"Description:
Western place-name that feels equally appropriate for both genders. Note: Natives say rhyme that second syllable with had, so it's not nehv-AH-da.
- Cayenne
Origin:
Word name, English from TupiMeaning:
"pepper"Description:
Spicy.
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