European City Names

  1. Asha
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit; Swahili
    • Meaning:

      "hope; life"
    • Description:

      Asha is an Indian name that comes from the Sanskrit word for hope or desire, but it is also a Swahili name derived from Aisha, meaning life. Since the ascendance of Ashley through the 1980s and 90s, all baby names Ash-related have been used in the U.S. for both girls and boys, from Ashlyn to Ashby, Ashton to Asher. Despite its separate roots, Asha is part of this group.
  2. Aachen
    • Amora
      • Bergen
        • Origin:

          Scandinavian
        • Meaning:

          "lives on a hill"
        • Description:

          Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.
      • Bradford
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "wide river crossing"
        • Description:

          Brad in a Brooks Brothers suit.
      • Devnya
        • Dobrich
          • Drezna
            • Elena
              • Origin:

                Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of Helen
              • Meaning:

                "bright, shining light"
              • Description:

                Elena is at its most popular point ever in the US, thanks to its cross-cultural appeal and the overall popularity of El- names. It's more international than Ellen or Eleanor, but still accessible.
            • Edessa
              • Elista
                • Fatima
                  • Origin:

                    Arabic
                  • Meaning:

                    "a woman who abstains"
                  • Description:

                    Captivating and gorgeous, powerful but with gentle sounds, Fatima is a popular name of Arabic origin. In the Quran, she is one of the Prophet Muhammad's daughters, and the wife of Ali, the forth ruler of the Muslim world. Fatima is regarded as the ideal example of a Muslim women, which makes it a favorite among Muslim parents.
                • Halden
                  • Ioannina
                    • Ivanava
                      • Jena
                        • Origin:

                          Variation of Jenna or Gina or Arabic
                        • Meaning:

                          "paradise"
                        • Description:

                          To most Americans, Jena would be a sleeker spelling of Jenna, pronounced JEHN-a. But it can also be pronounced JEEN-a or, as the Arabic Jena, more like JAY-na. Actress Jena Malone says it the first way, but however you pronounce it, it's a perfectly pleasant if somewhat confusing name.
                      • Keila
                        • Kiti
                          • Larissa
                            • Origin:

                              English, German, and Portuguese variation of Larisa, Greek and Russian
                            • Meaning:

                              "citadel"
                            • Description:

                              Daintily pretty without being frilly, Larissa is familiar but more quietly used than its sound-alikes Melissa and Alyssa. Though this is the more common variation in the Western World, the original is actually Larisa.
                          • Megara