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Lake
Nature name
Evocative modern unisex choice brought into the spotlight by actress Lake Bell.
Lancaster
English place-name
British place-name unlikely to evoke much passion in any baby namer.
Lakeport
Lassen
Miner
Miner is a masculine occupational name derived from the English language, referring to someone who works in mines extracting coal, ore, or other minerals. As a first name, Miner is uncommon and…
Martinez
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Monterey
Oakland
American nature name or place name
"oak land"
Oakland is a place name associated mainly with the city near San Francisco, pretty obviously meaning "oak land". Theoretically unisex but used mainly for boys, Oakland is one of a trending group of…
Orange
Fruit and color name
No babies of any gender were named Orange in the US in the most recent year counted. But that doesn't mean, in this era of anything-goes baby names, that it couldn't happen. In fact, Orange did…
Pacific
Ocean name; from Latin
"tranquil"
Pacific is an adventurous kind of place-name, with the added bonus of the association with peace.
Placer
Plumas
Quail
Redding
Redding is an uncommon masculine name with English origins, primarily derived from a surname and place name. It historically referred to someone from the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, whose…
Redwood
Nature name
Strong and mighty nature name.
Rice
English nature name
Rice is really stretching the nature name boundary to its outer edges. But you may want to take it that far.