Places in Texarkana That Makes Name Necklaces

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Baby names can be inspired by just about anything—even looking at a map. In fact, place and location names, such as those taken from a hometown, favorite city, ancestral village, dream vacation, or iconic park or landmark, are increasingly repurposed as baby names.

You might choose a place-related name to inspire your child to travel the world or help bind them to their family roots. Some location names have multiple origins, such Jackson and Sydney, which are both places and commonly used given names.

While it's fun to have an individual connection to a place name, you can also choose a location-related name simply because you like how it sounds, what it represents to you, or simply because it just feels right.

Place and Location Baby Names

Adelaide

Origin: German
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Meaning: Nobility
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Adelle, Addy, Addie, Adela, Adeline, Adelina
Famous Namesakes: Queen Adelaide, the wife of British King William IV, know as "Good Queen Adelaide;" St. Adelaide, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire and wife of Otto the Great; Adalaide Kelley, daughter of actress Katherine Heigl
Peak Popularity: Adelaide has been growing in popularity over the past few decades. It ranked number 926 in 2006 and rose to 255 in 2016. In 2020. Adelaide was ranked 274.

Fun Fact: Adelaide is the name of a character in Disney's classic film "Aristocats." Madame Adelaide Bonfamille is the owner of the kidnapped Duchess and her kittens.

America

Origin: English
Location: The United States of America
Meaning: Home ruler
Alternative Spellings & Variations: América, Amerigo, Emery, Aimery, Amaris
Famous Namesakes: Actress, America Ferrera; actress, America Young; singer, América Sierra
Peak Popularity: America reached peak popularity in 2002 when it was 411. In 2015, it fell to 961 and has not been in the top 1000 since then.

Fun Fact: The United States of America was originally called Novus Mundus (New World) on European maps. In 1507, the continent was named America in honor of Italian navigator and adventurer Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to recognize that North and South America were part of a separate landmass (rather than part of Eastern Asia as previously believed).

Arizona

Origin: Basque
Location: State of Arizona
Meaning: Good oak
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Aryzona
Famous Namesakes: Basketball player Arizona Reid
Peak Popularity: The name's peak popularity occurred around the turn of the 20th century. In 1903, 27 babies were given this name. Arizona has not been on the list of top 1000 baby names in any year after 1911.

Fun Fact: Arizona is known as "the Grand Canyon State." In total, the state is home to 22 national parks and monuments, and 35 state parks.

Asia

Origin: Greek
Location: The continent of Asia
Meaning: Rebirth, rising sun, and resurrection
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Isia, Asya
Famous Namesakes: Dancer, Asia Ray; rapper, Asia Walton; actress, Asia Jackson
Peak Popularity: Asia has fallen in popularity since it was number 220 in 2000. In 2015, it was ranked 906, which was the last time it ranked in the top 1000.

Fun Fact: In Greek mythology, Asia (who is also known as Clymene) is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius.

Aspen

Origin: English
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Meaning: Shaking tree
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Aspyn, Aspenn
Famous Namesakes: Instagram star, Aspen Rae Loeffler; dancer, Aspen Halle
Peak Popularity: Aspen has been increasing in popularity. It ranked 700 in 2008. In 2020, it was number 224.

Fun Fact: Aspen is both a location and a tree name. There are 16 places called Aspen across the globe, including four in America, 10 in Sweden, one in Germany, and one in Kenya.

Austin

Origin: English
Location: Austin, Texas
Meaning: Great or magnificent
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Austyn
Famous Namesakes: Basketball player, Austin McBroom; actor, Austin Butler; singer-songwriter, Austin Mahone; boxer, Austin Trout; football player, Austin Davis
Peak Popularity: Austin is a very popular name in the U.S., particularly for boys. In 2000, it was ranked 23. Over the next twenty years, it remained in the top 100, landing at 89 in 2020.

Fun Fact: The name Austin started out as an English surname before becoming a popular first name in Medieval times.

Berlin

Origin: German
Location: Berlin, Germany
Meaning: Bear; River rake (a scaffold of beams over a river)
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Berlyn
Famous Namesakes: Soccer player, Berlin Ndebe-Nlome
Peak Popularity: Berlin is an unusual name that has not been in the top 1000 names in the U.S. in the past 100 years.

Fun Fact: Berlin is more commonly used as a surname, such as legendary composer Irving Berlin.

Boston

Origin: English
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Meaning: Town by the woods; Botolph's stone (after a patron saint of boundaries and travel)
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Bostyn
Famous Namesakes: Football player, Boston Scott; writer, Boston Teran
Peak Popularity: Boston has grown in popularity over the past two decades. In 2004, it was ranked 909. In 2012, it rose to 536, and in 2020, it was a few slots lower at 595.

Fun Fact: The Puritan settlers named the city of Boston, Massachusetts after a town named Boston in Lincolnshire, England.

Bristol

Origin: English
Location: Bristol, England; Bristol, Connecticut
Meaning: Meeting place by the bridge
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Bristyl, Bristle
Famous Namesakes: Daughter of former Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin
Peak Popularity: Bristol was ranked 667 in 2009 and increased to 390 in 2019. In 2020, it fell to 491.

Fun Fact: The English city of Bristol is home to over 400 parks and gardens.

Brooklyn

Origin: Dutch
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Meaning: Broken land
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Brooklynn
Famous Namesakes: Actress, Brooklyn Decker, photographer Brooklyn Beckham
Peak Popularity: Brooklyn is a popular unisex name. In 2011, it was at its peak popularity, ranking 21. In 2020, it had fallen a bit to 54.

Fun Fact: Brooklyn is one of five boroughs that make up New York City. The others are Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx.

Cairo

Origin: Arabic
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Meaning: Victorious
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Kairo, Kayro, Kyro
Famous Namesakes: Daughter of actors Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict, Cairo Tiahna Mowry-Hardrict
Peak Popularity: Cairo has skyrocketed from 942 in 2015 to 346 in 2020. The variation Kairo is even more popular with a rank of 279 in 2020.

Fun Fact: Cairo is home to the only remaining landmark of the original seven ancient wonders of the world—the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Cali

Origin: Greek/Italian
Location: Nickname for the state of California
Meaning: Good, beautiful, best
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Kali, Calí
Famous Namesakes: Actress, Cali Timmins; rapper, Cali Stylz; Instagram personality, Cali Dream Taylor
Peak Popularity: Cali has grown substantially in popularity from 891 in 2001 to 292 in 2020. Its peak popularity was in 2014 at number 202.

Fun Fact: The state of California got its name from a fictional island paradise in a 1510 Spanish novel.

Catalina

Origin: Spanish
Location: Catalina, Spain
Meaning: Pure
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Katalina
Famous Namesakes: Fifteenth-century noblewoman, Catalina, Duchess of Villena; 17th-century Spanish explorer, Catalina de Erauso; tennis player, Catalina Castaño
Peak Popularity: Catalina has become increasingly popular. It rose from 796 in 2002 to 178 in 2020.

Fun Fact: Catalina is a Spanish version of the English names Catherine or Katherine and the Italian name Caterina. It is also related to the name Caitlin.

Charlotte

Origin: French
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Meaning: Free man or petite
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Charlot
Famous Namesakes: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge; Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Charlotte Wilhelmine; silent film actress, Charlotte E. Burton; Swedish Olympic gold medalist cross-country skier, Charlotte Kalla
Peak Popularity: Charlotte is an extremely popular name for baby girls. It was ranked 289 in 2000 and peaked at 4 in 2020.

Fun Fact: Charlotte is a female version of the name Charlot, which is a nickname of the name Charles.

Chelsea

Origin: English
Location: Chelsea, London
Meaning: Chalk wharf
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Chelsey, Chelsie
Famous Namesakes: Comedian, Chelsea Handler; writer (and child of President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton) Chelsea Clinton
Peak Popularity: Chelsea dropped from a peak of 15 in 1992 to 646 in 2020. In 2000, it was ranked 140.

Fun Fact: In addition to the posh London neighborhood, Chelsea, there are many other locations around the world called Chelsea, including in Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Cheyenne

Origin: Sioux
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Meaning: Speakers of a different language
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Shyanne, Cheyanne
Famous Namesakes: Singer, Cheyenne Kimball; model (and daughter of Marlon Brando), Cheyenne Brando; basketball player, Cheyenne Parker
Peak Popularity: Cheyenne was ranked 99 in 2000. Since then it has experienced a gradual decline, reaching 581 in 2020.

Fun Fact: Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming. The city was named after the local Cheyenne Native American people.

China

Origin: Sanskrit
Location: The country of China
Meaning: Great country, Qin Dynasty
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Chyna, Chynna
Famous Namesakes: Singer, China Forbes; actress, China Chow; model, China Machado; actress, Chynna Phillips
Peak Popularity: China is a rare name in America. It has not been ranked in the top 1000 names for any year in the 2000s.

Fun Fact: China is the most populous country in the world, boasting roughly 1.4 billion inhabitants.

Cody

Origin: English
Location: Cody, Wyoming
Meaning: Helpful
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Codi, Codey, Kody, Kodie
Famous Namesakes: Baseball player, Cody Asche; musician, Cody Chesnutt; Canadian figure skater, Cody Hay
Peak Popularity: Cody has fallen in popularity over the past few decades but is still relatively popular. In 2000 it was ranked 60 and in 2020 it was 297.

Fun Fact: Cody Banks is the title character of the 2003 spy movie "Agent Cody Banks."

Dakota

Origin: Sioux/Lakota
Location: The states of North Dakota and South Dakota
Meaning: Friend, friendly
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Dakotah, Dakoda, Dacotah
Famous Namesakes: Actress, Dakota Fanning; football player, Dakota Allen; Australian surfer, Dakota Abberton
Peak Popularity: Dakota is popular for both baby boys and baby girls. In 2000, it was ranked 88 for boys and 348 in 2020. It was slightly more common for girls in 2020, ranking 261.

Fun Fact: America's Dakota Territory was formally founded in 1861. The land was split into two to form the present states North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.

Dallas

Origin: Scottish
Location: Dallas, Texas
Meaning: From the dales or open valley
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Dallys, Dal, Dallis, Dalles, Delles
Famous Namesakes: Actor, Dallas Adams; baseball player, Dallas Braden; songwriter, Dallas Austin
Peak Popularity: Dallas has held relatively steady in popularity over the past two decades. In 2000 it was 309, and in 2020, it was ranked 271.

Fun Fact: Dallas is also a popular English and Scottish surname.

Devon

Origin: English
Location: Devon or Devonshire, a county in England
Meaning: Fawn, poet, of Devonshire
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Devin
Famous Namesakes: Model, Devon Aoki; football player, Devon Bailey; actor, Devon Anderson
Peak Popularity: Devon has become less common in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked 133 in popularity for boys and 658 for girls. By 2020, it was 672 for boys and not even in the top 1000 for girls.

Fun Fact: Devon is a beautiful county in Southwest England that boasts two coastlines, one along the English Channel and the other along the Irish Sea.

Eugene

Origin: Greek
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Meaning: Noble, well-born
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Eugenia, Eugenie, Eugine, Gene, Jean, Jeannie
Famous Namesakes: Playwright, Eugene O'Neill; actor, Gene Hackman; dancer/actor Gene Kelly; director/producer/comedian Eugene Levy
Peak Popularity: Eugene has decreased in popularity in recent years. It's dropped from 504 in 2000 to 840 in 2020.

Fun Fact: The city of Eugene, Oregon, sits along the bucolic banks of the Willamette River and is home to the University of Oregon.

Florence

Origin: English
Location: Florence, Italy
Meaning: Blossoming, flourishing
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Florentia, Florencia
Famous Namesakes: Actress, Florence Pugh; actress, Florence Henderson; poet, Florence Duval West; actress/inventor, Florence Lawrence
Peak Popularity: Florence has been gaining in popularity. Between 1982 and 2016, it was not in the top 1000 names, but in 2017, Florence ranked 980. In 2020, it rose to 762.

Fun Fact: Legendary nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale was given this name because she was born in Florence, Italy.

Georgia

Origin: Greek
Location: The state of Georgia and the country of Georgia
Meaning: Farmer, earth-worker
Alternative Spellings & Variations: George, Georgie, Georgios
Famous Namesakes: Artist, Georgia O'Keefe; model, Georgia May Jagger
Peak Popularity: Georgia is a popular girl name. In 2000, it ranked 334, and a two decades later, it was 176.

Fun Fact: Over 10 million people live in the state of Georgia, which is also known as the Peach State.

India

Origin: Sanskrit
Location: The country of India
Meaning: From the Indus river, body of water
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Indy, Indie
Famous Namesakes: Designer, India Hicks; singer India Arie, journalist India Knight
Peak Popularity: India has become less common over the last twenty years. In 2001, it ranked 299, but in 2019, it was just 929.

Fun Fact: India was the name of former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush's cat.

Jackson

Origin: English
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Meaning: Son of Jack
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Jack, Jackie
Famous Namesakes: Artist, Jackson Pollock; singer, Jackson Browne
Peak Popularity: Jackson is a very popular boy name in the U.S. It ranked number 17 in 2020, 2019, and 2018, and it has consistently been in the top 30 boy names for over a decade.

Fun Fact: Jackson is also a very popular surname, particularly in English-speaking countries.

Jordan

Origin: Greek/Hebrew
Location: The Jordan River in Israel, the country of Jordan
Meaning: Flow down, descend
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Jordyn, Jordana, Jorden, Jordin
Famous Namesakes: Comedian, Jordan Peele; singer, Jordin Sparks; soccer player, Jordan Henderson
Peak Popularity: Jordan is popular for both boys and girls, but is increasingly used more often as a boy name. In 2000, it was ranked 50 for girls and fell to 435 in 2020. For boys, Jordan was 36 in 2000 and 82 in 2020.

Fun Fact: There are many versions of Jordan in various cultural traditions around the world, including Jordaan in Dutch, Yarden in Hebrew, Jorda in Catalan, and Giordano in Italian.

Kent

Origin: English
Location: The county in England and the town Kent, Ohio
Meaning: High or coastal land
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Kentt
Famous Namesakes: Dancer, Kent Boyd; baseball player, Kent Hrbek
Peak Popularity: Kent is an uncommon name. It hasn't ranked in the top 1000 in well over a decade. It last made the list in 2003 when it ranked 882, down from 774 in 2000.

Fun Fact: Kent is heralded as the Garden of England due to its abundance of produce.

Kenya

Origin: Kikuyu/Hebrew
Location: The country of Kenya
Meaning: Mountain of whiteness or snowcapped peak, animal horn
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Kenia
Famous Namesakes: Singer, Kenya Hathaway; actress, Kenya Mori; writer, Kenya D. Williamson
Peak Popularity: Kenya fell out of the top 1000 names in 2018. The name dropped from 508 in 2000 to 961 in 2017.

Fun Fact: The name Kenya means wise child in Japanese.

Lincoln

Origin: Old English
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln, England
Meaning: Pool colony, town by the lake
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Lyncoln, Linc
Famous Namesakes: Aviator, Lincoln Beachey; civil rights activist, Lincoln Ragsdale; artist Lincoln Kirstein
Peak Popularity: Lincoln is becoming increasingly popular. It ranked number 711 in 2000. Since then, it's surged to number 40 in 2020.

Fun Fact: Lincoln is also a popular surname, best known as the last name of President Abraham Lincoln.

London

Origin: English
Location: London, England; New London, Connecticut
Meaning: From the great river
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Londyn
Famous Namesakes: Politician, London Breed; reality TV star/model, London Charles
Peak Popularity: London is used frequently for boys and girls, but it is more popular for girls. For boys, it was 504 in 2010, and 872 in 2020. For girls, it surged from 828 in 2000 to 195 in 2020. Its peak popularity was 85 in 2013.

Fun Fact: London boasts well over 150 museums, and over 300 languages are spoken in the bustling city.

Milan

Origin: Slavic/Latin
Location: Milan, Italy
Meaning: Kind, loving, beloved
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Milon, Mylan
Famous Namesakes: Writer, Milan Kundera; hockey player, Milan Lucic
Peak Popularity: Milan is a popular unisex name. In 2020, it ranked 642 for girls and ranked 429 for boys. These numbers have been fairly consistent over the past two decades.

Fun Fact: Milan started out as a nickname for Slavic names starting with Mil-. In German, the name Milan means kite.

Odessa

Origin: Greek
Location: Odessa, Ukraine, Odessa, Texas
Meaning: Angry man
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Odissa, Odyssia
Famous Namesakes: Entrepreneur, Odessa Warren Grey; actress Odessa Cleveland; chef, Odessa Piper
Peak Popularity: Odessa is an uncommon name. It has not been in the top 1000 names in the past 20 years.

Fun Fact: Catherine the Great of Russia named Odessa, Ukraine, in honor of the Greek colony of Odessos, which was thought to have been stationed nearby.

Orlando

Origin: Italian
Location: Orlando, Florida
Meaning: Famous land, heroic
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Roland, Orlanda, Rolando
Famous Namesakes: Actor, Orlando Bloom; composer, Orlando Gibbons
Peak Popularity: Orlando has declined in popularity over the past two decades. It ranked 355 in 2006 but fell to 779 in 2020.

Fun Fact: The city of Orlando, Florida, was first named Jernigan, after the family that established a permanent settlement there.

Paris

Origin: Greek
Location: Paris, France; Paris, Texas
Meaning: Wallet
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Parrish, Parish, Parris
Famous Namesakes: Socialite, Paris Hilton; singer, Paris Jones; singer, Paris Bennett
Peak Popularity: Paris is a moderately popular name for girls that has been in the top 500 names over the past twenty years (except 2001, when it was ranked 507). It is unusual for boys. In 2004, Paris hit a peak of 157.

Fun Fact: Paris is the name of multiple characters in literature, including Count Paris in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and a Trojan character in "The Iliad."

Peyton

Origin: English
Location: Peyton, Colorado
Meaning: Fighting man's estate
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Payton
Famous Namesakes: Football player, Peyton Manning; director, Peyton Reed; actress, Peyton Elizabeth Lee
Peak Popularity: Peyton ranked 168 in 2000 and peaked at 42 in 2009. In 2020, it was 98 on the most popular baby name list.

Fun Fact: "Peyton Place" is a popular 1956 novel about a fictional small town that was later made into both a movie and TV show.

Phoenix

Origin: Greek
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Meaning: Dark red
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Fifi, Nix,
Famous Namesakes: Reality TV star, Phoenix Parnevik; Instagram influencer, Phoenix Brown
Peak Popularity: Phoenix has been growing in popularity. In 2000, it ranked 877. In 2020, it had risen to 238.

Fun Fact: In Greek mythology, the Phoenix is an immortal bird that lives for 500 years before lighting itself on fire and rising again from the ashes.

Rio

Origin: Spanish
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Meaning: River
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Reo
Famous Namesakes: Soccer player, Rio Ferdinand; singer, Rio Reiser; actress Rio Matsumoto
Peak Popularity: Rio, which is more commonly used as a baby boy name, did not breach the top 1000 baby name list until 2020, when it ranked 783.

Fun Fact: The Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro has the world's bluest sky.

Rome

Origin: Latin
Location: Rome, Italy
Meaning: Citizen of Rome
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Romeo, Romulus, Roman, Jerome
Famous Namesakes: Actor Rome Flynn
Peak Popularity: Rome is an unusual name that did not make the top 1000 baby name rankings until 2019, when it was 999. In 2020, it rose to 970.

Fun Fact: Rome, Italy, is also known as The Eternal City.

Sahara

Origin: Arabic
Location: Sahara Desert
Meaning: Desert
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Saharra
Famous Namesakes: Singer/entertainer, Sahara Davenport; singer, Sahara Smith
Peak Popularity: Sahara is an uncommon name. It has not been in the top 1000 baby names in any year since 1900.

Fun Fact: The Sahara Desert is one of the world's harshest and hottest climates with an average temperature of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

Santiago

Origin: Spanish/Hebrew
Location: Santiago, Chile; Santiago, Philippines; Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Meaning: Saint James the Great, Saint Yago (James), supplanter
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Santi, Sandy, Iago
Famous Namesakes: Cyclist, Santiago Amador; director/screenwriter, Santiago Amodeo; architect, Santiago Calatrava
Peak Popularity: Santiago has grown in popularity in recent years. It increased from 359, in 2000, to 71, in 2020.

Fun Fact: Chile's capital city was originally called Santiago del Nuevo Extremo—meaning Santiago of the New Frontier—before being shortened to simply Santiago.

Savannah

Origin: Spanish
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Meaning: Large, treeless grassy plain
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Savanna, Vanna, Anna
Famous Namesakes: Soccer player, Savannah Levin; journalist, Savannah Guthrie
Peak Popularity: Savannah is a very popular girl name in the U.S., and it has been in the top 70 over the past two decades. It reached a peak of 30 in 2006 and 2007, and it ranked number 67 in 2020.

Fun Fact: The oldest human remains ever found were discovered in the savannas of Africa.

Siena

Origin: Italian
Location: Siena, Italy
Meaning: Burnt orange
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Sienna
Famous Namesakes: Actress, Sienna Miller; actress, Sienna Guillory
Peak Popularity: Sienna has been on the rise over the past twenty years. In 2000, it ranked 620, and in 2020, it was 166.

Fun Fact: Siena, Italy, is located in the bucolic region of Tuscany.

Sydney

Origin: English
Location: Sydney, Australia
Meaning: Wide island
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Sidney, Sydnee, Syd, Sid
Famous Namesakes: Director, Sydney Pollack; journalist, Syndey Schanberg; actress, Sydney Rae White
Peak Popularity: Sydney is a popular name. However, it has dropped in popularity from a peak of 23 in 2000, 2001, and 2002. In 2020, it ranked 243.

Fun Fact: Sydney, Australia, is named after the English politician Lord Viscount Sydney.

Victoria

Origin: Latin
Location: Victoria, Canada; Victoria, Australia; Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe; Lake Victoria, Kenya
Meaning: Victory
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Victor, Vicky, Vickie, Vix, Vikki
Famous Namesakes: Queen Victoria of England; Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden; singer/fashion designer, Victoria Beckham
Peak Popularity: Victoria is a very popular name for girls. Over the past twenty years, it was ranked in the top 35 each year. It reached 19 in 2014 and 2017.

Fun Fact: In Roman mythology, Victoria is the goddess of victory.

Vienna

Origin: Latin
Location: Vienna, Austria; Vienna, Virginia
Meaning: From wine country, forest stream
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Viena
Famous Namesakes: Singer, Vienna Teng; reality TV star, Vienna Girardi
Peak Popularity: Vienna is increasing in popularity. It breached the top 1000 list in 2015, at 925. It was 810 in 2020.

Fun Fact: Vienna, Austria, is also known as The City of Dreams as well as The City of Music.

Virginia

Origin: Latin
Location: The state of Virginia
Meaning: Virgin
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Virginie, Virgy, Virgee
Famous Namesakes: Writer, Virginia Woolf; singer, Patsy Cline (who was born Virginia Patterson Hensley); tennis player, Virginia Ruano Pascual
Peak Popularity: Virginia is a consistently popular girl name. In 2000, it was 366. In 2020, it ranked 580.

Fun Fact: The State of Virginia got its name as an homage to Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth I, who was known as the "Virgin Queen."

Washington

Origin: English
Location: The state of Washington; Washington, D.C.
Meaning: Hunting settlement
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Washingtyn
Famous Namesakes: Inventor, George Washington Carver; author, Washington Irving
Peak Popularity: Washington is a rare name. It has not been in the top 1000 names since 1921.

Fun Fact: The use of the given name Washington often has patriotic symbolism, referencing America's first president, George Washington.

Zaire

Origin: Bantu
Location: Zaire, the former name of the African country now called the Democratic Republic of Congo
Meaning: The river that swallows all rivers
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Zavier, Zyair, Zyaire
Famous Namesakes: son of basketball player Dwyane Wade, Zaire Blessing Wade
Peak Popularity: Zaire is increasing in popularity. It was 798 in 2000 and reached 522 in 2020. Spelling variations Zyair and Zyaire also made the top 1000 list in 2020, at 968 and 447, respectively.

Fun Fact: In 2020, 541 babies were named Zaire in the United States.

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