Place Names
- Ravello
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"place name"Description:
Ravello is an Italian town on the Amalfi Coast. It's a popular travel destination and was a favorite spot for many notable creatives, including Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, and Tennessee Williams.
- Londynn
Origin:
Variation of London, English place nameDescription:
An extra feminized version of London, only recorded as a girl name in the US.
- Urgell
Origin:
Catalan place nameDescription:
A Catalan county name used for both girls and boys in its homeland.
- Morrisania
Origin:
Place nameDescription:
New Yorkers will recognize this as a Bronx place name, others will see it as a gussied-up female version of Morris.
- Aitzpea
Origin:
Basque, place nameDescription:
Name taken from a hermitage dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Aitzpea was the name of Basque actress and director Aitzpea Goenaga.
- Topeka
Origin:
Place name from KansaMeaning:
"place of potatoes"Description:
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".
- Merredin
Origin:
Indigenous Australian place nameDescription:
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.
- Kittery
Origin:
English place nameDescription:
The name of a port town in Maine, named after the birthplace of one of its founders Alexander Shapleigh, of Kittery Court, Devon, England.
- Everglade
Origin:
English place nameMeaning:
"endless glade"