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Tulsa
Creek
"old town"
Unlike many other western city names, Tulsa has not proved attractive to parents. The name derives from Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek language.
Cleveland
English
"hilly land, from the cliff"
A presidential and place-name that's not a stand-out in either category.
Minne
Minne is a concise feminine name with multiple potential origins. In Germanic languages, it derives from the Old High German word for 'love' or 'remembrance,' having romantic connotations in medieval…
Arlington
English habitational surname, place name
"the noble's town"
Similar in sound to Arlo, Remington, and Arthur, this surname style and place name could make a patriotic choice in the US, with its connections to Arlington National Cemetery. Given to 7 girls and…
Christi
Christi is a feminine name primarily used as a diminutive form of Christina or Christine, both derived from the Latin 'Christianus,' meaning 'follower of Christ.' This shorter variant gained…
Henderson
English
"son of Henry"
Bulky surname honoring Grandpa Henry or Saul Bellow's Rain King.
Jersey
English place name, Old Norse
"Geirr's island"
An established place name, associated with a sunny island in the English Channel, the Garden State in the US, knitted pullovers, reality TV, and a Broadway musical. It peaked in the late 2000s and…
Norfolk
English
"place of the northern people"
Would make a difficult choice even for those with ties to the Virginia city or British county.
Laredo
Place-name
We've seen babies with Texas city names like Austin, Houston and Dallas--, why not the unexplored Laredo, which has a lot of cowboy charisma? Laredo might make for a more modern and creative namesake…
Durham
English
"hill peninsula"
Gentle and southern-inflected, redolent of the North Carolina landscape.
Garland
Word name
Garland is fragrant and celebratory, and also has a celebrity-tribute tie to the star of The Wizard of Oz .
Hialeah
Native American, Seminole
"pretty prairie"
Pleasant sound, but too tied to the racetrack.
Reno
Place-name
Has a lively and swaggering sound, and also some unfortunate associations with Reno, city of gambling and failed marriages.
Irving
Scottish
"green river, sea friend"
It might be surprising to know that this name originated as a Scottish place and surname name, as in Washington Irving. It became a popular choice for first-generation Jewish-American boys, such as…
Fremont
French surname
"free mountain"
Irvine
Irvine is a masculine name derived from a Scottish place name and surname, ultimately from Celtic origins meaning 'green water' or 'fresh water,' referring to the River Irvine in Ayrshire, Scotland.…
Bernardino
Bernardino is a masculine name of Italian and Spanish origin, derived from Bernard, which combines the Germanic elements 'bern' meaning 'bear' and 'hard' meaning 'brave' or 'strong.' This extended…
Gilbert
German
"shining pledge"
Considered ultra debonair in the silent-movie era, Gilbert then went through a nerdy phase, a la Gilbert Gottfried. Now though, like Albert and Alfred and Walter and Frank, it could be in for a style…
Huntington
English
"hunter's settlement"
If Hunter just isn't full enough for you, place name Huntington might be a better option.
Paterson
English
"son of Peter"
Paterson is a surname-name to continue a line of Peters and also the name of a city in New Jersey, hometown of poets William Carlos Williams and Allen Ginsberg.