American Place Names

Philadelphia
- Origin:
  Greek place-name
- Meaning:
  "brotherly love"
- Description:
  Place-name mentioned in the New Testament and not yet on the name map. Philadelphia Thursday was the character played by Shirley Temple in John Ford's 1948 "Fort Apache."
Maine
- Origin:
  Place-name
- Description:
  Strong and spare state name, maybe better in the middle -- or for a boy.

Fairbanks
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "bank along the pathway"
- Description:
  Alaska's second most populous city makes a baby name with a preppy, even aristocratic, flavor.
Albany
- Origin:
  Scottish place name
- Description:
  A capital place-name possibility.
Missouri
- Origin:
  Native American
- Meaning:
  "Dugout canoe"
- Description:
  Missouri, the name of a tribe, a state and a river, derives from the Illinois word mihsoori meaning "dugout canoe". It became a somewhat popular American girls' name in the mid-19th century.

Wyoming
- Origin:
  Place-name
- Description:
  A possibility for your li'l cowgirl.

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