Uncommon Place Names for Girls

  1. Tabora
    • Thessaly
      • Origin:

        Greek, place name
      • Description:

        This name of an area in northern Greece, known in the era of Homer's Odyssey as Aeolus. It's the name of a character in the graphic novel Sandman, and could easily be adopted for a modern little girl.
    • Valencia
      • Origin:

        Spanish
      • Meaning:

        "brave, strong"
      • Description:

        This lovely orange-scented Spanish place-name would make an inventive namesake for an Aunt Valerie.
    • Venetia
      • Origin:

        Italian place-name
      • Description:

        Venetia, the name of the region encompassing Venice, has a radiant, picturesque authenticity, as do the related Venezia and Venice.
    • Vienna
      • Origin:

        Place-name: the capital of Austria
      • Description:

        Vienna is one of the more popular of the European place-names, with a particularly pleasant sound, evoking elegant images of the Blue Danube, of castles and cafes, sweets and sausages and Strauss waltzes—and Sigmund Freud. It could be a possible substitute for the popular Sienna.
    • Virginia
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "virginal, pure"
      • Description:

        Virginia is a lovely place name starting with the fashionable V and having deep historical roots, yet, unlike some other other girls' classics, has been sorely neglected in recent years.
    • Winona
      • Origin:

        Sioux Indian
      • Meaning:

        "firstborn daughter"
      • Description:

        Rode two rockets to fame, with actress Winona Ryder and singer Wynonna Judd. Winona entered the Top 1000 for the first time since 1957 this past year in 2022, following in the footsteps of trending short form Winnie.
    • Zamora
      • Origin:

        Spanish place- and surname
      • Description:

        Heard in Spain more as a last name, but would work here as an alluring first.
    • Zambia