Place Names

  1. Ravello
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Londynn
    • Origin:

      Variation of London, English place name
    • Description:

      An extra feminized version of London, only recorded as a girl name in the US.
  3. Urgell
    • Origin:

      Catalan place name
    • Description:

      A Catalan county name used for both girls and boys in its homeland.
  4. Morrisania
    • Origin:

      Place name
    • Description:

      New Yorkers will recognize this as a Bronx place name, others will see it as a gussied-up female version of Morris.
  5. Aitzpea
    • Origin:

      Basque, place name
    • Description:

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

      Place name from Kansa
    • Meaning:

      "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".
  7. Merredin
    • Origin:

      Indigenous Australian place name
    • Description:

      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.
  8. Kittery
    • Origin:

      English place name
    • Description:

      The name of a port town in Maine, named after the birthplace of one of its founders Alexander Shapleigh, of Kittery Court, Devon, England.
  9. Everglade
    • Origin:

      English place name
    • Meaning:

      "endless glade"