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Drastic, wouldn't go for Indiana either if surname was Jones.
Thanks for all the great ideas folks. Like Orlando but prob because I fancy Mr Bloom (not from the allotment!) Will try some of these on DH and see how he feels

Ripley
Domingo
Moseley
Cuba
Tennessee
Kingston
Sheldon
Scilly
Santiago
Oslo
Colombo
London

My neighbour is called Devon. DD went to school with an Orlando but his father was South American.

All depends on your surname though. If you're a Jones then you might get away with Ripley but not Colombo....

Audierne, Lannilis, Scaer, Lorient, Erquy, Lannion, Morlaix, Iroise?

Nazaire, Ferrand, Clermont, Lyon, Toulouse, Reims, Troyes?

I used to work with a Paris.

DD and I both have (different) middle names of places of significance to us. DD's also has the benefit of being a fairly common girl's name (Hope).

I know someone with a Sawrey, after a place in the Lakes. Not my cup of tea I'm afraid!

I also know an Arran, VBisme, wonder if it's the same one?? He was definitely named after the Scottish island so it's not that his parents couldn't spell Aaron (which I would pronounce with a long A, anyway).

DH says that if he ever got cats, he would name them Scratchwood and Tibshelf (after service areas on the M1) <irrelevant>

There are some really good choices there. Really like Brodie, Meryn, Indiana and Denver but not sure DH will agree. 3 of you actually listed DS's name which was a real surprise to me. We just thought it might be nice to follow suit with names.
Have worked with kids all my life so choosing names that don't remind me of (most of)them is tricky.

I used to go to mother and toddlers with a woman who named her son Glasgow Mckenzie. It even made the local news.

dunstan or leonard stanley - both real places and great boys names

Seeker - He changed it by deed poll from Dharam to Durham when he moved to England as he preferred the Anglicised version. So yes, I do know a Durham.

We started TTC in Canada and gave our 'imaginary' children a local place name. For the boy it was Revelstoke - nickname Revy! (Girl was Louise after Lake Louise)
Am now pregnant and the family are thinking that we might be serious as we still refer to Revy or Louise!

Logan

Ayton
Carlton
Danby
Robin (Hood's Bay)
Linton
Dalton

They are just an odd selection of North Yorkshire villages so there may be something to take your fancy. To be honest, I would suggest just having a good look at a map to see if anything jumps out.

I think Warwick is a great name for a boy. Knew someone with the name once and thought it was very appropriate.

James Cracknell has a son called Croyde

Thought of another - I've heard of a Merrick (name of a hill in Southern Scotland) It's a nice name but you may get the association with John Merrick.

So presumably you don't actually know a boy called Durham. You know a boy whose name, in one of the languages of the Indian sub- continent, sounds, to English speaking ears, a bit like Durham. Not quite the same thing!

I know a Durham. Though spelled differently due to indian descent.

Heath
Weston
Camden
Colston
Lewes
Lincoln
Lester
Santiago
Barry
Billericay

If we are allowed Geographical features
Trent
Seven (like Harper)
Bryn (hill in welsh)

Yes it us lovely, we visited the village merryn when we were on holiday this year, well we drove through it!

Thame makes me think of thane which is also a name but don't know if its a place?

Merryn is lovely, I think my fave in the ones I posted is Thame.

Not merry merryn bloody auto correct.

My dad is merry which is Cornish, it can be used as a boys name and is spelt Merin or merrin for a boy

But where does it come from Screaming?
I will be amazed if you know!