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Names after cities / countries

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millzcrawf · 28/09/2021 17:31

Just a fun thread! what's your favourite name after a country or city?

mine would most likely be Florence, Dallas, Dakota or Adelaide for a little girl 💕

or..

Mason, Hudson, Orlando or Phoenix for a little boy 💙

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ILoveShula · 30/09/2021 10:33

@AdaColeman, not the first abbreviation I thought of.Grin

DotBall · 30/09/2021 09:58

Preston

AdaColeman · 30/09/2021 09:48

I like Scunthorpe for a boy, Scun would be a smashing nickname!

peaceinourtime · 30/09/2021 09:37

Adelaide is an actual female name. Along with some of the others mentioned on this thread, I have also heard of Tokyo as a place/male name.

Spindrifting · 30/09/2021 09:11

Nairobi, Tokyo, Berlin, Denver, Helsinki, Moscow, Stockholm, Rio, Lisbon, Bogotá, Palermo, Cincinnati — hello, fellow Money Heist fans.

Bolognesedoc · 30/09/2021 09:06

Qikiqtarjuaq
Grin

Uruguay (for a boy).
GrinGrin I see what you did there!

TheVanguardSix · 30/09/2021 09:03

Shiloh and Zahara, Angelina Jolie’s kids.

Also Zaire

SleepingStandingUp · 29/09/2021 18:25

Indiana is lovely

5BlackDoors · 29/09/2021 15:57

@RuthW

My dd is Florence. When she was 7, her table at school was her, Georgia, Paris and Devon.
I know a Devon. Her parents claim they named all their children after where they were conceived.

Thus ruining the names for the poor children for ever. Hmm

Devon is a lovely name though IMO.

My BF has an Indiana. It really suits her.

SleepingStandingUp · 29/09/2021 12:21

@gracelessladyhottramp

Topanga
Oh I learnt something new cos Topanga only ever meant Topange Lawrence to me!
RuthW · 29/09/2021 12:18

My dd is Florence. When she was 7, her table at school was her, Georgia, Paris and Devon.

TatianaBis · 29/09/2021 11:56

Quintana Roo. Joan Didion's daughter.

TatianaBis · 29/09/2021 11:56

@bigginswiggins

But which came first place name or person name?

E.g. Orlando was a person name first (was in Shakespeare).
Ditto Adelaide.

Names after places: Frances/Francis/Francesca.

Even older than Shakespeare, it's the Italian version of Roland.
AlfonsoTheDinosaur · 28/09/2021 19:36

Uruguay (for a boy).

ISpyCobraKai · 28/09/2021 19:33

North-Korea is my favourite.

I'm also a big fan of K2.

Happenchance · 28/09/2021 19:31

Though obviously that's a continent.

Happenchance · 28/09/2021 19:30

Asia

gracelessladyhottramp · 28/09/2021 19:23

Topanga

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 28/09/2021 19:23

I also like the boy names of Harris & Lewis... but don't think they would make a good sibling pair.

GloomAndDoom · 28/09/2021 19:22

Chelsea. Don't think that counts sorry.
Or Alberta

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 28/09/2021 19:22

I quite like Firenze for a boy. Good job I'm not planning any more children, as I don't think he would thank me for it.

My eldest is named after an Island.

Blubells · 28/09/2021 19:10

Austin
Brooklyn
Charlotte
Phoenix

NaToth · 28/09/2021 18:59

Pretoria, Adelaide

ILoveShula · 28/09/2021 18:53

Blyth is popular on MN

My suggestion was a joke btw

StarryStarrySocks · 28/09/2021 18:37

Oh sorry, mine are not cities/countries, just places. Must learn to read properly. Blush