The name Abilene (AB-UH-LEEN) is of uncertain origin and meaning but may be derived from a Hebrew word meaning grass.
Place
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Acadia
English from ancient Greek
Adelaide
Adelaide is a German name meaning: “noble”.
Adelie
Adelie is a French girl’s name meaning: “noble”.
Alexandria
Alexandria is a Greek name meaning: “defender of man”.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a girl’s or boy’s Dutch place name meaning: “Dam of river Amstel”.
Arlington
Arlington Meaning and Origin Arlington is a boy's place name of English origin. Posts with the name Arlington: 50 Southern Baby Names That Are Charming and Timeless
Aspen
Aspen is an English tree name.
Astoria
Astoria Meaning and Origin Astoria is a girl's place name of English origin. Posts with the name Astoria: Stylish Names for Girls That Are Worthy Of The Runway
Berlin
Berlin (BUR-LIN) is a German place name for a boy or girl meaning: “river rake”.
Bexley
Bexley is an English place name.
Bolsena
♀ (Italian) place name.
Brixton
Brixton Meaning and Origin The name Brixton is a boy’s place name of English origin. Current Popularity: #616. Posts with the name Brixton: 100 Boy Names You Haven’t Heard Of
Brooklyn
The name Brooklyn is an American place name.
Cambria
Cambria is a Latin girls place name meaning: “Wales”.
Dax
Dax Meaning and Origin Dax is a boy’s place name of French origin. Current Popularity: #475. Posts with the name Dax: The Chicest French Names for Girls and Boys Oh La La
Devon
Devon is an English place name that can be used as a boy’s or girl’s name.
Ellera
♀ (Italian) cheerful.
Florence
Florence is a Latin girl’s name meaning: “blossom”.
Gaetana
♀ (Italian) place name.
Georgia
Georgia is an English name meaning: “farmer”.
Holland
Holland Meaning and Origin Holland is a boy's place name of Dutch origin. Current Popularity: #711 for a girl. Posts with the name Holland: 50 Southern Baby Names That Are Charming and Timeless
Hudson
Hudson is an English boy’s name meaning: “Hugh’s son”.
Illyria
Illyria Meaning and Origin A poetic name that’s both pretty and feminine. The name Illyria is a girl's place name of Greek origin. Illyria (IHL-ihr-ee-ah) was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, inhabited by numerous tribes of people known as the...
India
India is an English country name which takes its name from the Indus river.
Islay
Islay Meaning and Origin A gorgeous alternative to Isla, this name comes from one of Scotland's most beautiful islands. The name Islay is a girl's place name of Scottish origin. Posts with the name Islay: Rare and Unique Scottish Baby Names Straight from the...
Kerala
Kerala Meaning and Origin The name Kerala is a girl's place name of Sanskrit origin. Kerala is a city located on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. The name Kerala has an uncertain etymology some say it derives from the Malayalam word kera ‘coconut tree’...
Lesina
Lesina is a Italian place name.
Lourdes
Lourdes is a French girl’s name meaning: “craggy slope”.
Naiara
Naiara is a place name, from the Basque Spanish city Nájera, that is of Arabic origin.
Nolita
Nolita (NO-lee-tuh) is a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning: “unwilling”.
Odessa
Odessa is a Greek name meaning: “wrathful”.
Ravenna
Ravenna is an Italian place from a city in north-east Italy probably derived from Etruscan origin.
Savannah
Savannah is a Spanish name meaning: “treeless plain”.
Scotland
Scotland is a girl’s or boy’s Scottish place name.
Selma
Selma Meaning and Origin Selma is a sweet vintage name with lots of charm. It is an underused gem in America but has gained wide popularity in Scandinavia. The name Selma is a girl's name of unknown meaning and origin. Selma is a feminine name of unknown origin that...
Seneca
Seneca (seh-nuh-kuh) is a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning: “old”.
Sienna
Sienna is an Italian place name and a color name.
Skye
Skye is a Scottish place name as well as an elaboration of the English word sky.
Taos
Taos Meaning and Origin Taos is a boy’s name meaning “place of the red willows” and is of Spanish origin. Posts with the name Taos: 100 Boy Names You Haven’t Heard Of
Thera
Thera is a Greek place name, from Greek island name Thēra
Thessaly
Thessaly is a Greek place name from the name of a region in eastern central Greece of ancient Illyrian origin.
Thule
Thule Meaning and Origin Thule is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "place name." Posts with the name Thule: 105 Space Baby Names for Boys
Umbria
Umbria Meaning and Origin There's something dreamy and exotic about this beautiful girl's place name that conjures up the romance of Italy. The name Umbria is a girl’s place name of Italian origin. The region is after the Umbri people, an ancient Italic tribe whose...
Vale
Vale Meaning and Origin Vale is a unisex name of English origin, meaning: “lives in the valley.” Posts with the name Vale: 30 Non-Traditional Christmas Baby Names for Your Little Bundle of Joy 60 Hippie Baby Names For Your Little Boho Baby
Varese
Varese is an Italian place name.
Verona
Verona Meaning and Origin Verona is a lovely name that’s has a romantic, grown-up feel. The name Verona is a girl's place name and is of Italian origin. Verona is an Italian city in northeastern Italy located on the Adige River in Veneto, at the foot of the Lessini...
Virginia
Virginia is a Latin name meaning: “virgin”
Zaire
Zaire Meaning and Origin Zaire is a unisex place name of African origin. Current Popularity: #52 for a boy. Posts with the name Zaire: 100 Gender Neutral Baby Names 60 Hippie Baby Names For Your Little Boho Baby
Zealand
Zealand Meaning and Origin The name Zealand is a boy’s name meaning “sea-land” and is of English and Danish origin. Originally from the Danish place name, Sjælland, the largest island in Denmark. New Zealand is a country in the South-Western Pacific Ocean. Posts with...