American Place Names

Fargo as a baby name? Though we haven't heard of any babies named for this frigid North Dakota city, it's certainly on the map of possibilities.

Strong and spare state name, maybe better in the middle -- or for a boy.

Richmond is a place-name — it's the capital of Virginia, US, and a town in London, UK — that makes a fresh way to honor an ancestral Richard.

Rochester was Jack Benny's famous valet and sidekick, played by early African-American comic Eddie Anderson.

A possibility for your li'l cowgirl.

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 century.