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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

Trinidad

Meaning: holy trinity

Origin:Spanish
5204
Bali

Meaning: strength

Origin:Place-name and Sanskrit
2587
Genoa Genoa has Italian origin and is considered t...
Origin:Italian place-name
6810
Ibiza

Meaning: land

Origin:Place-name, Arabic
0
Yosemite

Meaning: those who kill

Origin:Native American tribal name
4216
Tucson Parents who love an uncommon name for their ...
Origin:American place-name
7537
Laredo Laredo is a city in the US, existing in Texa...
Origin:Place-name
4865
Morocco The meaning of Morocco is 'a land that belon...
Origin:African place-name
5559
Quebec Quebec is a name that is most often used for...
Origin:Place-name
4752
Quito The meaning of Quito is ‘fifth’. It is a nam...
Origin:Spanish, Place-name
4998
Oxford

Meaning: from the oxen crossing

Origin:English place-name
3195
Origin:Place-name
4130
Nevis There are varied opinions about the actual o...
Origin:Place-name
4674
Origin:Place-name
0
Chicago

Meaning: wild garlic

Origin:American place name, Algonquin
4514
Monaco The meaning of Monaco comes from the Greek w...
Origin:Place name
8961
Deia

Meaning: joy; goddess

Origin:Place name; Latin
595
Vesuvio The name Vesuvio has its origin in the Itali...
Origin:Italian place-name
6085
Corsica Corsica is a French Mediterranean island in ...
Origin:Place-name
6197
Ethiopia

Meaning: Burnt-face, red-brown

Origin:English from Greek
6209