Place Baby Names

50 names

Place-inspired baby names come from cities, countries, rivers, and landscapes, giving your child a name with geographic character.

English · English patronymic surname meaning 'son of Hugh,' where Hugh derives from Germanic 'hug' meaning heart or mind.

Italian · Italian form of Luke, from Greek 'Loukas' meaning from Lucania or light.

Spanish · Spanish form of Saint James, from Hebrew Ya'akov. Means Saint James in Spanish.

Scottish · From Scottish Gaelic 'lagan' meaning little hollow; originally a place name in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Latin · From Latin 'Romanus' meaning citizen of Rome; widely used across Slavic cultures.

Scottish · From the Scottish island Islay, or Spanish for island. Surged in modern popularity.

English · Old English for 'western meadow'; popularized by John Wesley, founder of Methodism.

English · English name meaning 'land by the road,' from Old English 'weg' (road) and 'land.'

Latin · From Latin 'Hadrianus' meaning 'from Hadria,' a town in northern Italy; borne by a Roman emperor and a pope.

English · Old English place name meaning western town or settlement, used as a surname and given name.

English · English surname and place name from the Latin 'Lindum Colonia,' meaning lake colony.

Hebrew · From the River Jordan, derived from Hebrew 'yarad' meaning 'to flow down' or 'descend.'

English · From Old English place name meaning 'coal town' or 'dark settlement'.

Scottish · A Scottish place name turned given name, referring to the town of Paisley in Scotland.

English · Old English place name meaning 'east town' or 'east-facing settlement.'

English · English place name and surname meaning 'long hill or ridge.'

Spanish · From the Basque place name Etxeberria meaning 'the new house,' popularized by Saint Francis Xavier.

English · Tatum is an English surname name meaning Tata's homestead or settlement.

English · From an English surname meaning 'hay valley' or 'hedged valley,' from Old English 'heg' (hay) and 'denu' (valley).

Scottish · Scottish surname of uncertain origin, possibly meaning son of the marsh dwellers.

English · From an English surname and place name meaning boar meadow or grazing meadow.

English · Kinsley comes from an English surname and place name meaning king's meadow.

English · From an English place name meaning 'gravel homestead' (Old English grand + ham). A major Scottish clan name.

English · From Old English 'ac' (oak) and 'leah' (clearing); a place name meaning oak meadow.

Greek · From the ancient kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor; a biblical convert of Saint Paul.

English · From an Old English place name meaning 'hay meadow' or 'hay clearing.'

English · Possibly from an Irish place name meaning "between two highlands," popularized by Edmund Spenser's poetry.

English · An English place name popularized as a given name, evoking a brook and the New York borough.

English · From the Spanish 'sabana' meaning treeless plain; also the name of the Georgia city.

Hebrew · Hebrew name meaning "highest point" or "fortification," referring to the promised holy land.

English · Feminine form of George, from Greek 'georgos' meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker.'

English · Old English place name meaning 'heather field,' used as a unisex given name.

English · Rylee is a modern spelling of Riley, from a surname meaning 'rye clearing' in English or 'valiant' in Irish traditions.

English · From Old English 'hæg' meaning hedged area, or from Irish Ó hAodha meaning descendant of fire.

English · Beckett is an English surname and place name meaning "bee cottage" or "brook cottage."

English · English place name meaning 'south town' or 'southern settlement' from Old English sūth + tūn.

English · From Old English 'æsc' (ash tree) + 'lēah' (meadow), meaning dweller near the ash tree meadow.

Hebrew · A Hebrew biblical place name often interpreted as peaceful, tranquil, or belonging to the Messiah tradition.

English · English surname from a place name meaning 'Becca's homestead' in Old English; modern given name.

English · English surname from a place name meaning 'Pæga's settlement' in Old English.

English · From the Dakota Sioux people, meaning 'friend' or 'ally' in the Dakota language.

English · English surname meaning 'Bracca's settlement,' used as a given name from place-name origins.

Italian · Sienna comes from the Italian city Siena and also evokes the warm reddish earth pigment sienna.

English · English place name meaning "ash tree town," from Old English æsc (ash) and tun (settlement).

English · English place name meaning 'king's town,' from Old English cyning + tun.

Scottish · Scottish place name from Maccus's stream, combining a Norse personal name with Old English 'wella.'

English · Formed from wren (the bird) and -ley, it means a wren meadow in English name-building tradition.

English · English place name meaning "enclosed valley" or from a Scottish surname meaning "winding valley."

Slavic · From Slavic 'mil' meaning 'gracious' or 'dear'; also associated with the Italian city.

Irish · Brayden is a modern name built on Irish surname elements, often linked to "broad" or "descendant of Bradan."

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