Baby names inspired by cities around the world
13 Mar 2018 11:00 AM |
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bh's Kristy Bradley
Baby names inspired by cities around the world is definitely one way to put your baby on the map. Since there are so many beautiful cities, near and far, it’s no wonder mums and dads are inspired by them. If you're struggling to get inspired by baby names, why not turn to a city you've travelled to.
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The Spice Girls singer and fashion designer, Victoria Beckham, is one of those mums, who named her eldest child, Brooklyn, after a city. “I’d always like it as a place – it’s very multi-cultural, very grounded,” said Victoria. “And it was only afterward that I realized how appropriate it was because it was in New York that I found out I was pregnant and where David came after the World Cup.”
Have you got a special city that’s close to your heart? Perhaps it’s a city that you were born in, got married in, conceived in or where you found out you were pregnant. When it comes to baby names there are so many city-inspired ones to choose from.
If you’re searching for baby girl names or baby boy names, look no further than our ultimate list of baby names inspired by cities around the world.
Alexandria A city in Egypt
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Arizona State in the USA
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Avalon Suburb of Sydney, Australia
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Dakota Territory of North Dakota and South Dakota, USA
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Florence A city in Italy
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India Subcontinent of Asia
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Indiana State of the USA
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Ireland An island of the British Isles
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Paris Capital of France
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Sahara Desert in Africa
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Brooklyn Borough of New York, USA
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Egypt Country in Africa
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Everest Mountain in South Asia
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Phoenix City in Arizona, USA
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Memphis City in the state of Tennessee, USA
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Africa Continent
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Havana Seaport and capital of Cuba
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Montana State in the USA
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Sydney City in Australia
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74 Member Comments
23 Aug 2019 8:48 PM
Hmmmm no thanks, not for me. I’d prefer traditional names.
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19 Aug 2019 10:05 PM
Some interesting names there I didn't name any of my three after cities - I stuck with short traditional names that they would find easy to learn to write !!!
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4 Jun 2019 3:28 AM
I've marked Peggy Rothchild's post below as SPAM!
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25 Apr 2019 1:00 AM
Only realised the other day that Sofia is a city as well.
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1 Apr 2019 10:55 AM
My niece is named Geneva - it developed from Jennifer being misheard.
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22 Nov 2018 8:48 AM
Florence is such a pretty name!
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22 Nov 2018 8:48 AM
I knew someone called Sydney!
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11 Nov 2018 8:56 PM
Sydney is such a cute name for a little one!
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10 Nov 2018 3:08 PM
Ohh if I called my baby Everest I would expect to be up for a challenging time!
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10 Nov 2018 3:25 AM
I love the name Chelsea such an amazing football club too.
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9 Nov 2018 5:24 PM
All nice names. I particularly like Alexandria.
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14 Aug 2018 1:20 PM
I love them. My best friend has used Dakota and Montana and I think they are beautiful names.
I have no girls but I'm apparently more prone to name after crystals with my favorite choices being Amber and Jade
I have no girls but I'm apparently more prone to name after crystals with my favorite choices being Amber and Jade
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5 Jul 2018 3:12 PM
Hmmm not sure i would consider any of them but lovely to have a story
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30 Jun 2018 8:09 PM
The story about Victoria and David Beckham reminds me of Geri's (Ginger Spice) comment when this story came out: "It's a good thing they weren't in Bognor at the time".
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30 Jun 2018 5:37 PM
Mmm, these aren't really unusual just not for kids names
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28 Jun 2018 12:58 AM
Florence is a nice name but most likely it will get shortened to Flo
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27 Jun 2018 11:10 PM
I've met so many Sydney's but meeting one from Sydney/living in Sydney made me chuckle.
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27 Jun 2018 2:11 PM
Some really nice names here...
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26 Jun 2018 3:22 PM
Poor kids - so many nice ones to choose from. Alexandria and Florence are the only 'normal' ones here in my lists
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26 Jun 2018 2:36 PM
I have a friend who when pregnant with two of her daughters, stuck a pin in a map of the US, and hit Denver the first time, so they used that, but spelt it Denva, and then hit Joplin the second time and chose that for number two daughter. And my youngest son's girlfriend's sister just had a daughter last Thursday and named her Millana, after Milan, Italy, as daddy is Italian.
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19 Apr 2018 6:23 PM
Never met anyone with these names except my husbands cousin India. Some nice names in there :)
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27 Mar 2018 3:12 PM
Some really cute names here.
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24 Mar 2018 7:27 AM
Don't mind some of these names. But I would rather stick to conservative names!
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22 Mar 2018 6:50 PM
I have always thought Valletta (Capital of Malta) would make a pretty name
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22 Mar 2018 1:36 AM
I like some of these names such as Avalon, but others such as Egypt sound strange to me.
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19 Mar 2018 3:54 PM
Not for me, but we have a few kids in my son's school with Florence, Adelaide and Brooklyn
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16 Mar 2018 9:14 AM
My 13 year old has both an Indiana and an India in her year at school and I've noticed the name Avalon popping up. I love these name articles - probably because I have three daughters and I hear of a lot of new names going around.
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15 Mar 2018 11:12 PM
Ive worked with children and have come across Dakota, India, Indiana and Phoenix.
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15 Mar 2018 9:47 PM
Some of these names I think are lovely and if I was to have another baby, I would love one of those names for sure. Something different.
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15 Mar 2018 7:52 PM
I think it's a little strange to name someone after a place. Imagine someone going to India and saying my name is India?
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15 Mar 2018 1:47 PM
Have been to the spot where the above photo was taken in Florence. Some of the names are pretty but if I'd had children I don't think I would have used any of them. My Poppa's name was Sydney but everyone called him Syd.
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15 Mar 2018 10:37 AM
Aww these names are so cute. Love this article, fun read.
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15 Mar 2018 8:28 AM
I like some of these names but I never considered naming my daughters after cities. I'm more of a traditionalist
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14 Mar 2018 8:27 PM
I went with a traditional name. I know a family who have four daughters all named after USA states.
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14 Mar 2018 8:25 PM
Some are really silly. Can you imagine calling someone "Africa!" or "India"?
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14 Mar 2018 9:08 PM
Some are really silly but though some might sound silly they have been in circulation for a long time. India has been used in books I've read since the 1800's.
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14 Mar 2018 5:53 PM
sorry but no, I just don't like names for names! I'd feel like an idiot turning up to Paris with my passport saying Paris
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14 Mar 2018 1:49 PM
I always roll my eyes when someone has called their baby 'India' as if it's an ~exotic~ name.
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14 Mar 2018 11:21 AM
Most of these are really pretty!
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14 Mar 2018 12:59 AM
Avalon (mythical island of Arthurian legends) & Phoenix (bird which burns & is then reborn) were originally mythical. Florence is the anglicised version of Firenze, Italy. I don't like place names as given names, ESPECIALLY if they're American. Why would an Aussie call their kid after an American city or state? I suggest Humpty Doo or Wee Waa.
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14 Mar 2018 9:10 PM
Unless they are Australian's decendent from Americans or really love America.
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14 Mar 2018 9:48 AM
hahahha, love this misfortune! I have no kids, so have no idea what weirdness I would invent (something Sanskrit probably! haha)
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13 Mar 2018 10:06 PM
Some of these are really pretty names!
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13 Mar 2018 9:27 PM
These names are really pretty
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13 Mar 2018 9:24 PM
Some I don't mind, like Phoenix I like for a girl name! But, I think I'd steer clear of cities.
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13 Mar 2018 9:28 PM
I think Phoenix is a guys name
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