Names That Mean City

  1. Oneida
    • Origin:

      Native American
    • Meaning:

      "long awaited"
    • Description:

      One of the few familiar Native_American choices, but now associated with several trade names.
  2. Stirling
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "from the city of Stirling"
    • Description:

      Though the usual U.S. spelling is Sterling, this is the authentic Scottish family name version.
  3. Urbana
    • Origin:

      Latin, feminine form of Urban
    • Meaning:

      "of the city"
    • Description:

      If you live in the city, you might call your urban baby Urbana; if you live in the suburbs--don't even think of Surbana.
  4. Sebbe
    • Origin:

      Swedish variation of Sebastian
    • Meaning:

      "person from ancient city of Sebasta"
    • Description:

      This Swedish form of Sebastian would work nicely as a nickname.
  5. Stirling
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "from the city of Stirling"
    • Description:

      The geographical spelling of the Scottish surname Sterling, now starting to be heard for girls, too.
  6. Karlisle
    • Origin:

      Variation of Carlisle, English. "from the walled city"
    • Meaning:

      "from the walled city"
    • Description:

      Variation of Carlisle used as a surname in the anime series Beyblade Burst Evolution.
  7. Urban
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "of the city"
    • Description:

      This name of eight popes might appeal to confirmed city-dwellers, but Urbana would be more feminine.
  8. Seppo
    • Origin:

      Finnish variation on Sebastian, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "person from the ancient city of Sebastia"
    • Description:

      Seppo has two separate Finnish origins. The first is as a nickname for Sebastian, a name used widely across Europe. The second version is derived from the Finnish word seppä, meaning "smith."
  9. Sebastia
    • Origin:

      Feminine form of Sebastian, Latin from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "person from the city of Sebastia"
    • Description:

      Some names rise in tandem in their male and female forms, but Sebastia is very rare while the male Sebastian is quite popular. But it certainly might be an attractive choice.
  10. Jerusalem
    • Origin:

      Place name
    • Meaning:

      "city of the ancient god Shalem"
    • Description:

      Transferred from the geographical name, Jerusalem is a sacred city in many religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is given to around a dozen babies of each sex per year in the US.