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Place names for boys

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  1. HudsonEnglish surname meaning 'son of Hudde', Hudde being a medieval pet form of Hugh meaning 'mind, spirit'#20 · rising
  2. SantiagoSpanish form of Saint James#30 · rising
  3. LincolnFrom an English place name#78 · slipping
  4. JordanTo flow down or descend #134 · slipping
  5. AustinMedieval English contracted form of Augustine, from Latin 'Augustinus', meaning 'great' or 'venerable'#123 · slipping
  6. ZionHebrew name of a citadel in the center of Jerusalem, also used to refer to the Jewish homeland and to heaven#143 · rising
  7. ShilohHebrew: tranquil, peaceful, or 'his gift'#290 · rising
  8. DakotaFrom the Dakota Sioux language, meaning 'friend' or 'ally'#319 · rising
  9. DallasFrom a Scottish surname and place name, possibly from Gaelic 'dail ghlas' meaning 'meadow dwelling'#256 · rising
  10. MilanFrom Old Slavic 'mil' meaning 'gracious' or 'dear'#253 · rising
  11. KingstonFrom an Old English place name meaning 'king's settlement or estate'#215 · slipping
  12. CamdenFrom the Old English surname and place name meaning 'enclosed valley' (camb + denu)#178 · slipping
  13. PhoenixFrom Greek 'phoinix' meaning 'dark red' or 'crimson'#314 · slipping
  14. KairoPhonetic respelling of Cairo, the Egyptian capital#128 · rising
  15. PrestonFrom an English place name meaning 'priest's settlement', from 'preost' (priest) + 'tun' (settlement)#309 · slipping
  16. SalemFrom Semitic 'shalom/salam' meaning 'peace'#640 · rising
  17. IsraelHe who struggles with God#248 · slipping
  18. CairoFrom Arabic 'Al-Qahira' meaning 'the victorious'#128 · rising
  19. DenverFrom an English surname derived from a place name meaning 'Dane ford' in Old English#514 · rising
  20. LuccaItalian variant of Luca, from Lucas, of debated meaning (possibly from Lucania in southern Italy, or from Latin Lucius meaning light)#5 · rising
  21. RomeEnglish word-name from the city of Rome#445 · rising
  22. HollandFrom the Dutch region name, from Old Dutch holt (forest) + lant (land)#1,189 · rising
  23. RioSpanish and Portuguese word meaning 'river'#489 · rising
  24. ZaireFrom Kikongo 'nzadi o nzere' (river that swallows rivers)#228 · rising
  25. MemphisFrom ancient Egyptian 'Men-nefer' (enduring and beautiful) via Greek#602 · slipping
  26. KobeFrom the Japanese city Kobe ('divine door'), or a variant of Jacob (Hebrew 'supplanter')#412 · slipping
  27. TroyFrom the ancient city of Troy in Asia Minor#523 · slipping
  28. RhodesFrom the Greek island name Rhodos, meaning 'rose'#555 · rising
  29. KyroModern variant likely derived from Cyrus (Persian/Greek 'kyrios', lord)#128 · rising
  30. BostonPlace name from Lincolnshire, England, and the American city#582 · rising
  31. PrincetonEnglish place name meaning 'prince's town'#618 · slipping
  32. EverestFrom the English surname Everest#739 · rising
  33. HoustonFrom a Scottish surname meaning settlement of Hugh, from Old English 'Hugh' + 'tun'#636 · rising
  34. HarlemFrom the NYC neighborhood#863 · rising
  35. KenaiFrom the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska#663 · rising
  36. KamdenVariant spelling of Camden, from an English place name meaning 'enclosed valley' (Old English 'camp' + 'denu')#178 · slipping
  37. MontanaFrom Latin 'montanus' meaning 'mountainous'#1,295 · rising
  38. BrixtonFrom the London district Brixton#694 · rising
  39. SalvadorFrom Spanish/Latin salvator meaning 'savior'#706 · slipping
  40. OrlandoItalian form of Roland#806 · slipping
  41. JerichoAncient biblical city name#821 · rising
  42. MarlowEnglish place name and surname#1,111 · rising
  43. SidneyFrom an English surname, possibly from 'Saint-Denis' in France or Old English meaning 'wide island'#1,074 · slipping
  44. ZyonPhonetic respelling of Zion#143 · rising
  45. MontgomeryFrom a Norman place name meaning 'Gomeric's mountain'#877 · rising
  46. LaramieFrom French surname La Ramie and Wyoming city name - used as modern American place-name#4,595 · slipping
  47. EgyptDirect use of the country name Egypt as a given name#2,369 · slipping
  48. AdenVariant of Aidan/Aiden#325 · slipping
  49. DevonFrom the English county Devon, derived from the Celtic Dumnonii tribe name meaning 'deep valley dwellers'#366 · slipping
  50. AustynPhonetic variant of Austin/Augustine#123 · slipping
  51. TrentonFrom the city of Trenton, New Jersey, itself from 'Trent's Town', named after William Trent#941 · slipping
  52. CanaanBiblical place name#568 · slipping
  53. OaklandEnglish place name meaning 'oak land' - transferred to first name, also California city name#1,094 · rising
  54. JerseyEnglish place-name and word-name#2,130 · rising
  55. DaytonFrom an English place name#989 · slipping
  56. KananFrom Sanskrit 'kanan' meaning 'forest' - also linked to biblical Canaan, meaning 'lowland'#568 · slipping
  57. BronxFrom the New York City borough, named after Dutch settler Jonas Bronck#1,011 · rising
  58. ShiloHebrew 'tranquil, peaceful' place-name - variant spelling of Shiloh, now used as modern unisex name#1,169 · rising
  59. AsiahVariant of Asia (Greek place-name for continent) and Asiya (Arabic) - modern spelling used across genders#1,046 · rising
  60. RaleighEnglish place name and surname meaning 'red clearing' (Old English 'rah' + 'leah')#1,772 · slipping
  61. BransonEnglish surname meaning 'son of Brand'#1,076 · slipping
  62. KamdynModern phonetic variant of Camden#178 · slipping
  63. LenoxScottish place name and surname#270 · rising
  64. BrightonEnglish place name (Sussex city) meaning 'Beorhthelm's settlement' in Old English#1,528 · slipping
  65. KashmirFrom Sanskrit Kashmira, name of the Himalayan region - evocative place-name with soft sound#1,197 · rising
  66. CamdynModern phonetic variant of Camden#178 · slipping
  67. NikkoMay reference Nikko, Japan (meaning 'sunlight')#120 · rising
  68. IndianaUS state name from 'Land of the Indians'#1,830 · slipping
  69. DarienLikely derived from Darius (Persian: possessing goodness) or the Darién region of Panama#623 · slipping
  70. HamptonFrom Old English 'home settlement' - English place-name and surname used as first name#1,239 · rising
  71. NazarethBiblical place-name, childhood home of Jesus - from Hebrew meaning branch or guardian - rare devotional choice#2,136 · rising
  72. ShannonFrom the River Shannon, Ireland's longest river#2,353 · slipping
  73. DenaliFrom Koyukon 'Deenaalee' meaning 'the high one' - name of Alaska's Denali mountain#2,817 · rising
  74. ArinMultiple origins - Hebrew 'enlightened', Irish form of Aaron, Turkish 'pure' - modern unisex use#1,247 · slipping
  75. HudsynModern American respelling of Hudson meaning 'Hugh's son' - surname as first name#20 · rising
  76. ScotlandFrom the place-name Scotland, land of the Scots - modern word-name used for any gender#6,132 · rising
  77. KentFrom the English county name, derived from Celtic 'Cantium', possibly meaning coastal or border land#1,389 · slipping
  78. KobiHebrew diminutive of Jacob 'supplanter' - now used alone in English and Hebrew#412 · slipping
  79. ChadFrom Old English 'Ceadda', possibly meaning 'battle' or 'warrior'#1,415 · slipping
  80. MylanModern variant of Milan, Slavic 'gracious, dear' - also American place and surname style#253 · rising

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