Place Themed Baby Names

Every great journey begins with a name. These baby names are borrowed from the most beautiful, wild, and legendary places on (and off) Earth — perfect for little explorers destined to leave footprints all over the world.

Cities • Rivers • Mountains • Islands • Mythical Lands • Continents • Oceans

names from places

Our Place Themed Baby Names

Place-Inspired Baby Names – Girl, Boy & Unisex

Place-Inspired Baby Names

Cities • Rivers • Mountains • Islands • Mythical Lands • Continents • Oceans

Every great journey begins with a name. These 150 names are borrowed from the most beautiful, wild, and legendary places on (and off) Earth — perfect for little explorers destined to leave footprints all over the world.

Place-Themed Girl Names

NamePlace & Meaning
AfricaThe vibrant continent
AlaskaU.S. state – “great land”
AmazonMighty South American river
AspenColorado ski town surrounded by trees
AuroraCity in Colorado & the Northern Lights
BaliIndonesian paradise island
BrooklynIconic New York borough
CairoEgypt’s ancient capital
CatalinaCalifornia island
CharlotteCity in North Carolina
DakotaNorth & South Dakota states
DelphineFrom Delphi, ancient Greek oracle site
DenverColorado’s mile-high city
FlorenceItaly’s Renaissance jewel
GenevaSwiss city on the lake
GeorgiaU.S. state & country
HavanaCuba’s colorful capital
IndiaVast and spiritual country
IrelandThe Emerald Isle
JerusalemHoly city of three faiths
JunoAlaska’s capital
KenyaEast African country of savannahs
LimaPeru’s coastal capital
LisbonPortugal’s sunny capital
LourdesFrench pilgrimage town
MadisonWisconsin capital & river
Marisol“Sea and sun” – Spanish coastal feel
MemphisTennessee city & ancient Egyptian capital
MilanItaly’s fashion capital
NairobiKenya’s bustling capital
NashvilleTennessee’s music city
NevadaU.S. state – “snow-covered”
ParisCity of Light
PhoenixArizona’s desert capital
RavennaItalian city of mosaics
RioRio de Janeiro, Brazil
SaharaVast African desert
SavannahGeorgia city & grassy plain
SedonaArizona’s red-rock spiritual town
SienaTuscan hill town in Italy
SierraSierra Nevada mountains
SofiaBulgaria’s capital
SydneyAustralia’s harbor city
TahoeLake Tahoe, California/Nevada
TasmaniaAustralian island state
VeniceItaly’s floating city
VeronaRomeo & Juliet’s Italian city
VictoriaCanadian province & Australian state
ViennaAustria’s elegant capital
ZariaCity in Nigeria

Place-Themed Boy Names

NamePlace & Meaning
AtlasMountains of North Africa & mythical giant
AustinTexas state capital
BostonMassachusetts historic city
CairoEgypt’s sprawling capital
CanyonGrand Canyon, Arizona
CarsonNevada’s capital
CaspianCaspian Sea
ChicagoIllinois’s windy city
CodyWyoming town founded by Buffalo Bill
ColomboSri Lanka’s largest city
DenverColorado’s mile-high city
DiegoSan Diego, California
DublinIreland’s lively capital
EverestWorld’s highest mountain
FlorenceItaly’s art capital (used for boys too)
FranklinTennessee city
HarlemIconic New York neighborhood
HudsonHudson River & Bay
IsraelThe country & biblical name
JacksonWyoming’s gateway to Yellowstone
JordanMiddle Eastern country & river
KilimanjaroAfrica’s tallest mountain
KingstonJamaica’s capital
LincolnNebraska capital & historic president tie
LondonEngland’s iconic capital
MadridSpain’s vibrant capital
MarlowTown on the Thames, England
MemphisTennessee city & ancient Egypt
MilanItaly’s fashion city
NashvilleTennessee’s music city
NileWorld’s longest river
OrlandoFlorida’s theme-park city
OsloNorway’s fjord capital
PhoenixArizona’s desert capital
PortlandOregon’s hip city
RaleighNorth Carolina capital
RenoNevada’s “biggest little city”
RioRio de Janeiro
RomeEternal City
SantiagoChile’s capital
SeattleWashington’s rainy emerald city
ShilohAncient biblical city
TroyLegendary ancient city
TrentonNew Jersey capital
VegasLas Vegas, Nevada
VeniceItaly’s canal city
WellingtonNew Zealand’s windy capital
YorkHistoric English city
ZionBiblical holy mountain & Utah park
ZurichSwitzerland’s financial city

Place-Themed Unisex Names

NamePlace & Meaning
AspenColorado mountain town
BeringBering Sea & Strait
BostonMassachusetts city
BrightonEnglish seaside town
BrooklynNew York borough
CairoEgyptian capital
CanyonGrand Canyon
CarolinaNorth & South Carolina
DakotaNorth & South Dakota
DenverColorado capital
DublinIreland’s capital
EdenMythical paradise garden
EverestHighest mountain on Earth
GalwayIreland’s bohemian city
HarlemHistoric New York neighborhood
HavanaCuban capital
IndigoIndigo Coast feel
JordanCountry & sacred river
KodiakAlaska’s rugged island
LakeAny serene body of water
LexingtonKentucky & Massachusetts cities
LondonBritish capital
MadisonWisconsin capital
MarlowEnglish riverside town
MemphisTennessee & ancient Egypt
MilanItalian city
NashvilleTennessee music hub
NevadaU.S. state
OlympiaWashington capital & Mount Olympus
ParisFrench capital
PhoenixArizona capital
RainierMount Rainier, Washington
RaleighNorth Carolina capital
RioRio de Janeiro
RomeItaly’s Eternal City
SaharaGreat African desert
SavannahGeorgia city & African plain
SeattleWashington city
ShilohAncient biblical site
SierraSierra Nevada mountains
SydneyAustralian harbor city
TahoeLake Tahoe
TokyoJapan’s neon capital
VeniceItalian canal city
ViennaAustrian capital
YorkEnglish historic city
ZionUtah national park & biblical mountain
AmazonMighty river & rainforest
BaliIndonesian island paradise
CatalinaCalifornia island