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Unique Place Names

Place names are a hot category for baby names right now, with choices like Savannah, Brooklyn, and Austin all making the Top 100. But if you look a bit further down the map, you’ll find plenty of uncharted baby names.

Certain unique place names — including Chicago, Essex, and Morocco — have been familiarized by their use on celebrity babies but haven’t caught on with the general public. You may be interested in a unique place name that bears resemblance to a currently fashionable name, such as Bolivia, Cyprus, Juneau, and Zennor. Or you could choose a name that is virtually unused, including Amalfi, Genoa, Kauai, and Ravello.

These unique place names were given to 25 or fewer babies last year, meaning your child is practically guaranteed to be the only Quebec or Louisiana in his or her Kindergarten class. Consult our complete collection below.

Unique Place Names

Utah The baby name Utah belongs to the Native Ame...
Origin:Place-name
12197
Fraser

Meaning: strawberry

Origin:Scottish from French
546
Cyprus

Meaning: cypress tree; copper

Origin:Latin from Greek
2879
Origin:Hebrew, variation of Judah
0
Manila Becoming a parent is believed to be one of t...
Origin:Place name
5815
Essex The word Essex is a rare given name but a pr...
Origin:English place-name and surname
5973
Tahiti The name Tahiti has connections with the Haw...
Origin:Tahitian, meaning unknown
6045
Perth

Meaning: thornbush thicket

Origin:Scottish
6053
Bermuda Bermuda is the name mostly for girls. The na...
Origin:Place-name
6074
Origin:Place-name
0
Aruba

Meaning: well-situated island

Origin:Caiquetio
0
Origin:Greek, place-name
0
Kitts

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:Diminutive of Christopher
0
Origin:Place-name
0
Dublin A unisex name of Irish origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Irish place-name
8468
Juneau The name Juneau is a gender-neutral name of ...
Origin:Place-name
7092
Africa The meaning of Africa is ‘native of Africa’....
Origin:Place name, various meanings
1979
Dominica

Meaning: belonging to the Lord

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Dominic
2011
Umbria Umbria is an Italian name usually used for g...
Origin:Italian place name, from the Umbri, one of the chief tribes settling the Italian nation
6623
Zennor The name Zennor is a gender-neutral name of ...
Origin:Cornish place and saint's name
7080