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Place Names for Boys and Girls



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I do not normally recommend place names unless you've personally been to that place and it holds sentimental value for you, or your family hails from there.

That being said, here is a long list of places around the world that could work as a first name. Boy and Girl options are mixed together.

Please keep in mind that some places are nicer than others and some places have strong history associated with it.

Do your research carefully before you commit to using any of these names.

Abilene
Adelaide
Africa
Alabama
Alamo
Albany
Andorra
Aquitaine
Arabia
Aragon
Argentina
Aspen
Asia
Assisi
Atlanta
Austin
Austria
Avalon
Baja
Berlin
Bimini
Bolivia
Boston
Brasilia
Brazil
Bristol
Brooklyn
Bronx
Cairo
Calais
Caledonia
Camden
Carolina
Caspian
Catalina
Cathay
Cayman
Ceylon
Charleston
Charlotte
Chelsea
Cheyenne
China
Cluny
Colombia
Corsica
Cuba
Cyprus
Dakota
Dallas
Danube

Delphi
Denver
Devon
Dominica
Dover
Dublin
Eden
Elba
England
Everest
Florence
France
Galway
Geneva
Genoa
Georgia
Glasgow
Guernsey
Harlem
Havana
Holland
Houston
Hudson
Iberia
India
Indiana
Indio
Ireland
Israel
Italia
Jakarta
Jamaica
Java
Jersey
Jordan
Kenya
Kingston
Kyoto
London
Louisiana
Lourdes
Madison
Majorca
Malta
Manila
Montana
Marbella
Memphis
Miami
Morocco
Nairobi

Nevis
Nile
Odessa
Olympia
Oslo
Palermo
Palma
Panama
Paris
Persia
Peru
Philippine
Portland
Quebec
Quintana
Quito
Raleigh
Reno
Rio
Roma
Romany
Russia
Sahara
Salem
Samara
Samoa
Santiago
Savannah
Senegal
Sevilla
Sicily
Siena
Sierra
Sonoma
Sonora
Sydney
Tahiti
Tangier
Trenton
Trinidad
Umbria
Valencia
Venezia
Venice
Verona
Vienna
Virginia
York
Zealand  
Which name is your favorite? Are there any I should add?

Comments

It's hard to say sometimes what is a "place" name - to me, if a place is named after a person, then it's not really a place name (because it was already a person's name). I don't really consider Madison a place name, because it's not a city or a country ... but it's hard to know where to draw the line, isn't it???

I like Caspian and Florence best, and I guess you could add Albion or Alban as a place name.
Technically, there is a city called Madison in the state of Wisconsin here in the states. That's probably where that came from. :)

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