Yes, place names. They are fairly popular and there are lots of great ones out there. But the question is, what makes a good city name to human name transfer. For me, I think that the name should be reminiscent of other names (popular or not). It should also be a name that the individual giving it loves (who cares what other people think, save maybe a few family members). And it should be a name that sounds like a name. I wouldn’t name a child Frankfurt (Germany), but I might name the child Frank. I’m sure there’s other criteria to consider, but those where the points that came to mind.
For girls, Paris, London, and Brooklyn are all cute choices (although they could be used for boys too). And let’s not forget, probably the most popular place name out there, Madison. Madison comes in at number 7 for popular baby names of 2009. It has been popular for a while now. I may not know a Paris, London, or Brooklyn, but I sure do know a Madison (soon 2 possibly, congrats Ashley!).
For boys, Austin, Jackson, and Lincoln all come to mind for boys names. I know two Jackson’s on TV and it is a super cute name. Kinda has a country feel if you ask me. Austin was a character on Days a while back. And I know a Lincoln who was born merely months ago! He’s super cute! AND you get a bonus nickname with Lincoln: Linc! Similar to Link, and if you’re a Zelda fan, that’s an awesome name!
There are TONS of place names that apply to the world of baby names, so I just mentioned a very few of my favorites. I also didn’t really mention state names, and there are loads of those as well. Let me know if you care to hear about some! In the meantime, here’s the link for some of the inspiration for the article (and some of the comments mention some cool, but crazy cities for baby names! Check it out!
http://www.namecandy.com/celebrity-baby-names/blog/2010/05/18/city-names-the-place-to-person-transfer
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