geographical names

[foreverastudent]

What do you think of geographical names?

eg
Savannah
Shannon
Atholl
Bay
Sky
Blair
Brae
Bracken
Brooke
Cairn
Aurora
Clyde
Corrie
Ailsa
Crai g
Ford
Dawn
Hudson
Nevis
River
Sahara
Tara
Tay
Tyree
Ocean
Trent
Misty
Atlas
Sunny
Ro ss

[mopsyflopsy]

Virginia
Florence
India
Brooklyn

[mopsyflopsy]

Britanny
Chelsea
Eden
Georgia
Jordan
Lorraine
Lourdes
Phoenix
Paris
Rio
Savannah
Sydney

[Galena]

Well, I can't claim not to like them as we have a 'Skye', chosen due to a link with Skye. I think it depends on why it's chosen and what you choose. 'Faultline' isn't quite so pretty.

[mumofeightplusfour]

clodagh (irish river)

[luciemule]

I like

Kerola
Iona
Isla
Tay
Georgia
Sydney
Amazon
Orlando
Shannon

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Willesden for a boy
Dollis Hill for a girl

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

sorry sorry, that should have been Dollis-Hill

[ShowOfHands]

Tundra?

[ShowOfHands]

Silt's nice. Silly for a nickname.

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Vange for a girl
Havering for a boy

[Magalyxyz]

Kinvara (place in Ireland) rare usage as a name.

[mathanxiety]

Some are nice:
Bryn
Aifric (sounds like Africa but means something different)
Arden
Carmel
Lydia
Sydney
Venetia

Some are not (imo)
Dakota
Kerry
Ireland
Paris
Sharon
Shiloh
Cheyenne
Shirley

[BlueChampagne]

Glen
Ria
Troy
Virginia

[frakkit]

Bracken is not a geographical name. It's a botnical one and means dead fern.

It's what will be on Fern Cotton's tombstone...

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Devon - isn't there a footballer?
Marina is a town in the USA
India
Asia
Troy - some ancient city
Phoenix is in the USA too
Austin
Bethany is aplace in Isreal?
Sharon is ion Palestine innit?
Sienna
Dixie
Gary is in Indiana
Loudes like Madonna did
Rio - another footballer
Virginia - is a USA state

but actually my vote is for Dollis-Hill

[lamplighter]

Philadelphia
Lewis
Kent
Jasper
Devon
Meadow

[littlemissm]

I have a Paris & it really suits her. Each to there own i say.

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Basildon (boy)
Fobbing (girl)

[Ibizadreams]

My friend has earmarked Dalston for her first son (!!)

I like Misty. Considering it myself.

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Ibiza - your friend sounds like my kind of girl. Run my suggestions by her as well (2 posts above)

[rubbersoul]

I like Kashmir