Place-inspired baby names are very hot now, many celebrities choose place-themed names for their newborn boys or girls. For example, Ashley Simpson and Peter Wentz named their son Bronx, Reese Witherspoon named her son Tennessee. Many parents pick place names with personal meanings: the location of their courtship, marriage proposal or ceremony, where their child was conceived. There are lots of sounding place baby names, for instance Austin, Brooklyn, Paris, and Sienna. But if you think those names are too popular, you could consider our selection of 39
unique place-inspired baby names after world famous places.
Acton: Mount Acton is the high, dominant peak of the west ridge of the Welch Mountains in Palmer Land.
Arizona: Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States.
Augusta: Augusta–Richmond County is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia.
Berlin: Berlin is the capital of Germany and one of its 16 states.
Brighton: Brighton is a seaside resort and the largest part of the City of Brighton and Hove situated in East Sussex, England.
Chad: Chad is a landlocked country in northern Central Africa.
Chandler: Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is a prominent suburb of the Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Charlotte: Charlotte is a major city and commercial hub in North Carolina.
China: China, a communist nation in East Asia, is the world’s most populous country.
Dakota: The Dakotas is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
Dallas: Dallas is a major city in the state of Texas and is the largest urban center of the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
Dayton: Dayton is the sixth largest city in the state of Ohio and is the county seat of Montgomery County.
Denver: Denver is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.
Devon: Devon is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south.
Egypt: Egypt is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.
Holland: Holland is a region and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands.
Hudson: Hudson is a city located along the west border of Columbia County, New York, United States.
Indiana: Indiana is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America.
Ireland: Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic, the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.
Jordan: Jordan is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River.
Kenya: Kenya is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community.
Kiev: Kiev is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River.
Kingston: Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.
Lincoln: Lincoln is a town in the historic area of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
London: Londonis the capital and most populous city of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.
Macon: Macon is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States.
Marshall: The Marshall Islands is an island country located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line.
Memphis: Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Shelby County.
Milan: Milan is the second most populous city in Italy.
Myrtle: Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina.
Orlando: Orlando is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, and the county seat of Orange County.
Oslo: Oslo is the capital and the most populous city in Norway.
Raleigh: Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina, the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city.
Richmond: Richmond, the capital of Virginia, is among America’s oldest cities.
Salem: Salem is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.
Sydney: Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.
Vienna: Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria, and one of the nine states of Austria.
Virginia: Virginia is a state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States.
Zurich: Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich.
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