Looking for obscure boys names, mostly outside of the U.S.
I do not want any like celebrities have. Please think of anywhere in the world places you can think of that may work for a boy.
ie. A boys name I was thinking of was Torreon. A city in Mexico. However it brings up painful memories of an ex so I’ve had to scratch that one.
The more unusual the better, but I’d kinda like it to sound a little like a name!
A place name I loved for a girl is [name]Holland[/name],…I don’t like it as much for a boy though.
[name]Odessa[/name] (Ukraine) and [name]Adelaide[/name] (Australia) spring to mind. Also, [name]Carlisle[/name] ([name]Scotland[/name]) for a boy and [name]Ailsa[/name] ([name]Ailsa[/name] [name]Craig[/name], an island off [name]Scotland[/name]).
[name]Cooper[/name] ([name]Scotland[/name]) has quite a trendy feel to it, and there is [name]Lourdes[/name] ([name]France[/name]), although that is very [name]Madonna[/name] now.
I think [name]Vienna[/name] would make a good name. [name]Ginevra[/name] means [name]Geneva[/name] and [name]Venetia[/name] means [name]Venice[/name], too.
Good luck!
[name]Just[/name] off the top of my head
Vancouver- with the nn [name]Van[/name]
[name]Oslo[/name]-Norway
[name]Berlin[/name]-although this might be better on a girl
[name]Cairo[/name]-[name]Egypt[/name]
Edmonton-[name]Alberta[/name], [name]Ca[/name]
Frankfurt- Germany
Kiev- Ukraine
[name]Kingston[/name]- [name]Jamaica[/name]
[name]Quito[/name]- Ecuador
Reykjavik-Iceland
[name]Riyadh[/name]- Saudi [name]Arabia[/name]
[name]Sydney[/name] (Australia)
[name]Cuba[/name]
Weisbaden (Germany)
[name]Ontario[/name] ([name]Canada[/name])
Juarez (Mexico- pronounced War-az)
Egyptian:
[name]Cairo[/name] - which I find lovely
Akoris
Luxor
[name]Matai[/name]
I think Latin speaking countries tend to have some nice place names.
Lugo
[name]Leon[/name]
[name]Santiago[/name]
Teruel
Toledo
Monterrey
[name]Durango[/name]
Juarez
Lerdo
[name]Hidalgo[/name]
zaragoza
[name]Indian[/name]:
Arcot
Cambay
Japanese:
Seto - A favourite
[name]Kama[/name]
Sapporo
[name]Kobe[/name]
[name]Kyoto[/name]
Yamato
Tottori
Did I get a bit carried away?
Nope, not carried away at all! Thanks guys these are great!!
I wonder how Seto is pronounced? See-toe?
Seto, [name]Cairo[/name] and [name]Kobe[/name] all went on my list right off the bat. The others I will say out loud a few times and see how they sound if I’m picturing calling a child that!
Montecarlo
Monaco
[name]Morocco[/name]
I love [name]Milan[/name] and [name]Paris[/name] on a boy but it probably does sound too feminine to most people.
[name]Derry[/name]- [name]Ireland[/name]
[name]Iago[/name]- Chile
[name]Lander[/name]- Germany
[name]Lyle[/name]- [name]France[/name]
[name]Sheffield[/name]- [name]England[/name]
Brunei
[name]Cyprus[/name]
Lyssos-[name]Cyprus[/name]
[name]Jericho[/name]-Palestine
[name]Canaan[/name]-from the Bible
[name]Israel[/name]
[name]Oslo[/name]-Norway
[name]Everest[/name]
[name]Cairo[/name] ([name]Love[/name]!)
[name]Cuba[/name]
Zurich-Switzerland
[name]Rhodes[/name]
Australia:
[name]Melbourne[/name]
[name]Darwin[/name]
Lancelin (lance-el-en)
[name]Carlton[/name]
[name]Richmond[/name]
[name]Perth[/name]
[name]Albany[/name]
Albury
Strahan
[name]Macauley[/name]
[name]Brighton[/name]
[name]Byron[/name]
Mosman
[name]Hobart[/name]
[name]Forster[/name]
[name]Mackay[/name]
Elliston
[name]How[/name] about [name]Devon[/name] - a gorgeous area of [name]England[/name]
or Taupo - New Zealand
[name]Atherton[/name] - Queensland Australia
[name]Bowen[/name] - Queensland Australia
[name]Just[/name] a little correction as I’ve seen this come up on Nameberry before, there isn’t actually a place called ‘[name]Cooper[/name]’ in [name]Scotland[/name] but there is a Cupar ([name]Fife[/name]) and a Coupar [name]Angus[/name]. Neither of which make very good name sakes if you were to visit them.
Some Scottish place names that could work for boys (and would make beautiful namesakes worth visiting one day):
[name]Harris[/name]
[name]Arran[/name]
[name]Elgin[/name]
Corran
[name]Nairn[/name]
Rannoch
Torridon
They were pretty much my favourites from the list too.
For the record [name]Kobe[/name] is Koh-bee (Like [name]Toby[/name]) and Seto it Seh-toe, like [name]Set[/name] with an O on the end.
[name]Glad[/name] you liked them.
Jeddah- Saudi [name]Arabia[/name]
[name]Everest[/name]- Mountain
Torino- [name]Italy[/name]
Gobi- Desert
[name]Denali[/name]- National [name]Park[/name]
[name]Cayman[/name]- Islands
[name]Nevis[/name]- Island
[name]Montego[/name]- [name]Jamaica[/name]
Calabash- [name]St[/name]. [name]John[/name] Virgin Islands
[name]Bali[/name]- Indonesia
Palau- Island
Macau- Island, [name]China[/name]
[name]Cortes[/name]- Sea
[name]Durango[/name]- Mexico
[name]Santiago[/name] - Chile
[name]Quito[/name]- Ecuador
Bendigo- Australia
Macquarie- Australia
Penzance- [name]England[/name]
[name]Tiberius[/name]- [name]Israel[/name]
Bodrum- Turkey
[name]Hobart[/name]- Tasmania
Chobe- National [name]Park[/name]
Durban- South [name]Africa[/name]
Castile- Spain
[name]Kiel[/name] - Germany
Kassel- Germany
Athens- Greece
[name]Rhodes[/name]
Paxos
Corinth
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Jericho[/name]!!!
My 3 year old son is anmed [name]Arran[/name] for the scottish island…Its a wonderful place name, [name]Arran[/name] is a gorgeous island, the name means “island dweller” and theres a ridge on the island called “the sleeping warrior” so thats one of our nicknames for our [name]Arran[/name]!
It also has the beenfit of sounding name-ey, as it is close to [name]Aaron[/name].
I know a one year old boy named Athen, named after Athens, ([name]Georgia[/name]) where his parents met.
UK:
[name]Dover[/name]
Berkshire
Surrey
[name]Derby[/name]
[name]Lancaster[/name]
[name]York[/name]
Rathlin
[name]Lundy[/name]
[name]Jura[/name]
Colonsay
Oronsay
[name]Coll[/name]
Alderney
[name]Chester[/name]
[name]Stirling[/name]
Truro
[name]Devon[/name]
[name]Essex[/name]
[name]Carlisle[/name]
[name]Durham[/name]
[name]Wells[/name]
[name]Cleveland[/name]
[name]Kent[/name]
[name]Canada[/name]:
Yukon
[name]Hudson[/name]
Baffin
Fredericton
Edmonton
[name]Halifax[/name]
Toronto
Calgary
Germany:
Bremen
[name]Holland[/name]:
Leiden
[name]Ireland[/name]:
[name]Dublin[/name]
[name]Galway[/name]
[name]Cork[/name]
[name]Cashel[/name]
[name]Carlow[/name]
US:
[name]Montgomery[/name]
[name]Raleigh[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
Bismarck
[name]Denver[/name]
Hartford
[name]Albany[/name]
[name]Trenton[/name]
[name]Concord[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]