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By Fiery~Red~Fox · Updated May 2023
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Scottish place-name
An undiscovered place-name with an appealing o-sound ending.
Place name, Kikuyu
"mountain of white"
A bold and evocative African place name. The country of Kenya gets its name from Mount Kenya, referred to it as "Kirinyaga" or "Kerenyaga" by the local Kikuyu people, meaning "mountain of whiteness"…
Place-name
Montego Bay is a beach resort in Jamaica.
English place-name
"new port"
For sailors or jazz lovers. Or smokers of menthol cigarettes.
This geographical name with Iroquois roots has a lot going for it: a strong sound, a vigorous o ending, and -- a quality prized today -- rarity.
English
"land near the port"
There are two lovely Portlands, in Maine and Oregon, but not many babies with their name.
"stone camp or fortress"
Rochester was Jack Benny's famous valet and sidekick, played by early African-American comic Eddie Anderson.
Saxony is a masculine name derived from the historical German region and modern German state of Saxony (Sachsen). The name carries geographic and historical significance, originating from the…
French place-name and surname
Creative choice, evoking the high-kicking can-can girls and other colorful figures in the works of Toulouse-Lautrec.
American place-name
A southwestern city name that could make a distinctive alternative to Dallas.
French
"green mountain"
Place-name waiting to be discovered.
"home of the Wassa people"
Lincoln, Tyler, Taylor, Jackson, Jefferson, Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Kennedy, Carter -- yes. Washington -- probably not.
"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…
