Place Names

Asbury Park, a quirky town on the Jersey Shore, was named for Francis Asbury, the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Springsteen fans will likely be among those most drawn to Asbury as a first name; the Boss's first album was called "Greetings from Asbury Park."

Similar in sound to Meredith, this could be an interesting choice for parents looking for a unique name. Merri is an obvious and appealing nickname.

Originally the name of a town in northern England, Airton and common variant Ayrton have taken on lives of their own as first names in Portugal and Brazil. This version is closely associated with Brazilian soccer player Airton Ribeiro Santos.

Also a dog breed

Variant of Lindus

Name taken from a hermitage dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Aitzpea was the name of Basque actress and director Aitzpea Goenaga.

Lindus or Lindos was one of the most important towns in ancient Rhodes. Lindus also was the native place of Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece.

A pretty private park in Manhattan, doesn't quite make it as a baby name.

The name of the capital city of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County, which is thought to come from a Kansa word meaning "good place to grow potatoes".

The name of a number of towns across America, most notably the fifth-largest town in Oklahoma, and a handful of historical figures.

St. Keverne is a town on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula and also the name of an ancient saint. While the name is virtually unused for children in the modern world, it could be a Kevin update and has contemporary possibilities.

This name of the capital of an ancient Egyptian dynasty makes Lois X-rated.

A version of the island name Capri that has started to see a little use for boys. Possible influences are the late Kobe Bryant's youngest daughter Capri, and the rapper Kodak Black, legal name Bill K. Kapri.

According to legend -- and, crucially, the Wonder Woman comics and movies -- Themyscira is the home of the Amazons, a mythical race of powerful female warriors. As depicted in the DC comics, Themyscira is a lush utopian island in the middle of a vast ocean. It was also the name of a real town in the Ancient Greek world, on the southern coast of the Black Sea in modern-day Turkey.

Britain is an attractive place that is used nearly equally for boys and girls. But spelling it Britton makes it considerably more popular for both genders.

Despite its rakish western charm, still remains a cowboy (or girl) costume without a real persona inside. Emily Robison used it as the middle name for her daughter Julianna.

Mythical wonderland makes strong, evocative first name for either gender.

A place name that became a heady way of life, and a rarely-if-ever-used baby name.