Place Names For Babies - Cities & Countries Inspired Baby Names For Your Tiny Traveler // SJ STRUM

[@gabi6987]

An Anne of Green Gables name list would be awesome!

[@rs3007]

Eden & Avalon would make good twin name ideas 😍

[@alessandragiovanni1416]

I was too poor to support my family until God connected me with Mr. David Martin who changed my life financially.

[@martinlawrence-zv9ek]

I remember friends calling me crazy when I started but now I shut up them with my four figure weekly return.

[@katesirett7617]

I really like the name Vienna for a girl, I think it’s so elegant

[@Brianna7104]

Me too! I used the French version Vienne as the middle name for my baby girl :)

[@danielleedwards2184]

I have a baby girl with this name ❤

[@just_sarahjane]

I’d pick this for the Billy Joel song!

[@ThatHowTo]

My 3 yr old is Vienna 😊 she is named after the Billy Joel song, which is about the city so double name sake for her.

[@jcv096]

Cute ❤ My last name is Vianna and I get lots of compliments and people saying they'd use it as a last name ❤

[@indupartha9423]

It’s good to keep in mind that what may be “edgy” and “exotic” to some is equally classic or vintage to others. Here in Arizona, with a large Mexican population, Francisco is extremely common…I’ve met many middle aged men with the name!😊

[@Breana4889]

We just named our daughter Lorelai Clare with Clare being from County Clare in Ireland because we got married there on the Cliffs of Moher! We also plan on using Cobh (but spelled Cove since we live in the US) after the coastal town in Ireland for a middle name in the future!

[@irishgirl3407]

I love both names!!

[@katelynn1318]

Hey! I’m from county Galway. So a neighbour to county Clare! Cobh (cove) sounds beautiful! Ennis, is another town in county Clare and I think it sounds beautiful for a little girl :)

[@Breana4889]

@@katelynn1318 Ennis is a lovely name! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@jenniferturriciano8535]

My babies have location names. My son's name is Caspian and I'm currently pregnant with a baby girl who will be named Sienna. I LOVE Capri but my hubby said "I'm not naming my child after 2000s pants" lmao

[@louisacoote2337]

I like Iona for a girl. It’s a gorgeous Scottish island where I went on a spiritual/religious retreat there in the early 2000’s during my final year at uni, just before my last exams.

[@marty9011]

Yes ! Iona is really nice.

[@LittleMissDodger]

Zealand is actually a province in the Netherlands, spelled Zeeland here, pronounced Zay-land, and New Zealand was named after the Dutch one… hard to think of it as a name as a Dutchie XD Loved some of the names on this list!

[@paige9816]

I love Avalon! Me and my partner considered it for our daughter as a very special place for us is Glastonbury which is known in folklore as the Isle of Avalon. I also like Denver for a boy. I've never been but love John Denver!

[@melanie_s_powell]

My best friend has a sweet baby boy named Hudson! ❤️ I’m partial to Eden (I love it for a girl). It’s definitely on my name list for the future! I love the idea of a biblical name, but many of them are either hard to pronounce, or are too popular for my liking. So I love that Eden is the best of both worlds. And I’m not sure how I feel about Jericho… but my husband loves it for a boy! Also a biblical one!

[@morganpoole272]

Brighton, Lucia, and Maple (I'm Canadian) are sweet place names too

[@sarahkeppler8043]

We have Alberta and Edmont

[@theresavittori4246]

This video came right on time as we are choosing a girl place middle name. Really adore Phoenix, Holland, and Salem. Vienna is gorgeous, too.

[@autumnbailey7607]

I named my youngest daughter Salem. I didn't realize it was a fast growing name. I've just always loved it.

[@carolineharnish5633]

There are many attractive First Nations place names in the U.S.- just look at the map! -Winona, Oneida, Sonoma,Chesapeake, Lakota, Tennessee, ...

[@rs3007]

So many state names also come from the Native Americans too!

[@arhodsden]

Place names are very popular here in the States. Georgia, Charlotte, Addison, Virginia, Austin, Dallas, Orlando, Britton, Sutton, Carolina, etc...

[@almatedder2911]

I love Eden, Avalon, Jericho, and Delphi! What a great list.

[@carylhoughton4255]

I love Shenandoah as a female name. The Shenandoah Valley in Virginia is a beautiful place and would be a beautiful name for a beautiful daughter!

[@noraj5983]

Genova can be a name a trendy name as well. We in Hungary write the city like this. This name could have a nick name Nova!! 🥰

[@alanattaylor]

I was surprised to not see my daughters name on here actually! I have a baby girl called Alaska. Obsessed with it and Hudson is our boy name we chose as well :) fingers crossed for the next baby haha

[@morganr2216]

Love love love the name Alaska. It's been on my lost for years. And Denali. Which is a city in Alaska

[@jessrose4301]

My last name is Richmond and you just made me like it for the first time ever!

[@SJ_Strum]

Ahhhh I love it!! Imagine the travel plan you can do now 😍😍😍

[@riverthoughts2400]

My old neighbourhood in the Philippines was called "Alegre" which means Cheerful :D

[@Adams5787]

My daughters name is London. I picked her name out before I was ever even pregnant. Always loved the name London. Named after my fav city

[@kaitlynarcher9932]

What’s her middle name?

[@anneldalp]

My daughter's name is Avalon. My son's name is Valerian (it reminds me of Valyria in Game of Thrones, which is where Valyrian Steel comes from)

[@thebestestoneever]

Kenya/Kenia has been at the top of my list for over 20yrs :)

[@SJ_Strum]

Yes my sister loves that name too! Xxx

[@yasmina1994]

omg im kenyan

[@thebestestoneever]

@@yasmina1994 I would love to visit there someday :)

[@natattack9513]

Holland has been at the top of my list for years. Absolutely love Vienna too.

[@taygyrl]

my daughter’s name is Capri and i’m truly obsessed. it was my number one girl name for years and years before I had my daughter because I was just enamored with Capri and the Amalfi Coast.

[@danablackburn1902]

One of my son’s middle names is Matlock after the English town, which we chose for both sentimental and meaning reasons. I also considered Emmett for the town in Idaho where my mom grew up.

[@amyahsan855]

I love it! My step dad's last name is Matlock

[@prezleitabor2829]

Daughters name is Holland Rosalayne (Rosa-Lane). Holland, MI is where my husband and I had our first date♥️ middle name is after family. Would love some ideas you may have for a second baby! Currently trying to convince. I’ve been a big fan of yours for years 🥰 Praying for Naomi.

[@denisebohorquez132]

REALLY considering Oslo for a boy ♥️ I love the way it sounds and my grandpa was Norwegian and recently passed.

[@montanahickey866]

I love your videos and thought for sure that if any, this is the one my name (Montana) would have made it into!! Oh well haha I absolutely love my name and all the nicknames for it! I also get complemented on it all the time, so others seem to like it too 😊 I love Holland and Emerald is also a town in Australia!

[@corinnecarter9036]

I taught a little girl in Sydney, Australia, whose name was Hana as her parents went to Hawaii for their honeymoon. I would have called a daughter, Diani after a stunning beach in Kenya, Africa. I spent time there in my 20s.

[@zhoradaiyu5184]

As a dutch person; Holland is not a city, it's a province (actually two, since It's North and South Holland). Similarly Zealand (Zeeland) is also a dutch province. New Zealand was named after our Zeeland.

[@alexwholey3391]

Emerald was on my baby list. Love it❤

[@meljstephan]

Just a warning, Delphi is also the name of a town in Indiana where some children were murdered and the case went viral. So.. yeah.. happened.

[@LizePrins]

I named my daughter Azore after the Azores. Pronounced a little bit differently in Dutch as it would in English but still so pretty for an English babe ♥️

[@Jassibeanx]

My favorite place name is Vienna, it’s not very original but I find it so stunning

[@jordantaylor8614]

Holland, Oslo, Jericho, Salem, Topanga, Fairfax, Verona and Orlando are my favorites from this weeks list ❤ my name is Jordan which is also a place name and I always wanted my daughters and I to share that link. Where as with the boys I want them to have the hebrew connection like my name is :) love it. Loving Salem the most because its hebrew and a place name which connects my son and I to a future girl. Super into this place name trend.

[@ingridbennett5805]

Never heard Bali the place pronounced like that! I’ve only even heard it said Bah-lee.

[@arianathompson7968]

Fairly certain Bah-lee is correct 😅 Only because here in Australia it’s a super popular holiday destination and that’s how the Indonesian people pronounce it

[@SJ_Strum]

You know I thought so too!! Then I kept hearing it pronounced to rhyme with Bali! I prefer your way 😅😂

[@ingridbennett5805]

@@arianathompson7968 haha Aussie here too - it’s a great place for a holiday!

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

G****** is an ethnic slur- while Romani people are welcome to reclaim it, I would absolutely never use it as a name. Aside from that this was a lovely list. I have a friend who used Francisco for her youngest's middle, so cool to see it here. I live in a Salem so it's not really used locally but I've definitely noticed it on the rise elsewhere. Olympia and Emerald have been on and off my list for years! I actually went to school with an Emerald, her and her sisters all had gem names. Some I would add: Corvallis Foxford Ithaca Lyon Odessa Penrose Raleigh Sherwood Thessaly Valencia

[@davisneves]

Geneva? what is it slang for!?

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

@@davisneves no, I'm referring to the very last name she mentioned in the video.

[@a.j.schoppe6873]

I like Sherwood.

[@ashleywinter8024]

My friends almost used Salem for their daughter. They went with Zion instead haha so funny you had those two names together

[@susangarlington5307]

Our daughter ( Madi, who can’t stand her given name of Madison) wanted something truly unique. So for our granddaughter (our first grandbaby 💕), she & her husband chose the name Texas Victory. My daughter has always had a deep & abiding love for our st…the history, culture & her heritage so it made total sense!! …. And yes, they have a horse ranch & she barrel races/ropes!! We adore our little Texi girl!!❤️ Love your videos!! So wish I could be a baby named by profession!!🥰

[@mentallyunw3ll]

I love that we hit Bohemia before we even got to the wild cards 😂

[@AphroditeD]

I'd also recommend Larissa for a girl (which is a city name here in Greece)!

[@Emily-me4xn]

I love the name Sedona and Montana for a girls name❤

[@jlaurelle]

We have Richmond as our capital in Virginia. We also have a Fairfax, VA.

[@eaglefoot23]

Geneva was already on my list! I also like it as a nickname for Genevieve!

[@deborahhawkins9939]

I love love, love the name, Avalon I was going to go with it for my last baby, but we decided to name her Daisy instead

[@steffi9536]

I love Holland and Geneva - esp the meaning of Juniper tree! I really love Amalfi though and it reminded me straight away of Delphi too which I also love, and Olympia! Fairfax and Zuma are kinda cool too!! I do like Aspen but just a little too popular! Jericho - A BNE classic! As cool as I want Topanga to be I don't know could pull it off - although could be an awesome middle?! I love Avalon and Eden is my absolute fave at the moment but especially for a boy for me! Bohemia ... hmm do kinda want to love it! I have been to Emerald City in North Carolina! I love Valley & Horizon too, and also Elysienne which you have mentioned before! And Esperance - a place in Australia. I also love Adelaide, Airlie and Raleigh & Denver. My Kid's French teacher calls the Spider in Incy Wincy Gypsy. I am not sure if it is spelt exactly the same (maybe Gipsie? But deffo pronounced the same) and also not sure if that is the official French version or not! I also knew a pony with that name in the 90s!

[@FamiljenMolina]

My son's name is Santiago Orlando, and we call him Santi. Santiago is named after Chile's capital since his father is Chilean. However, I never thought about the fact that Orlando is actually a place. But I guess we have two named after places then :)

[@marishamazzi]

so nice video love you so mach

[@p.j.driton4528]

My favorite ski resort town in Colorado is, Vail. I have lovely memories of this beautiful town. I think this would be a pretty girl's name.

[@marty9011]

Some good names on this list. I like Geneva, Oxford & Richmond.

[@rhiannonking9822]

What do you think of Oban for a boy? It's a town in Scotland, always been top of my list but not sure if it's too out there to use!!

[@user-fw6qc1xr7m]

Thank you for all of your creative ideas and inspirations for baby names! I am definitely stuck on our baby name journey. Would you consider doing a list of Mediterranean boy names ending in n?

[@petram2376]

I was named after a place: Petra. It is a city/world wonder in Jordan. Also feminine form of Peter 😊

[@tessarmitage1813]

I’ve always loved the name Petra!

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

I've known quite a few men named Petra, it's fairly unisex in Eastern Europe (and of course a great name!)

[@andreaa1659]

@@oddmnemosyne2869 I assume that by Eastrn Europe you mean Slavic countries and it’s definetely not unisex, it’s exclusively feminine here, there are just very few names that are unisex actually

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

@@andreaa1659 I literally know multiple men named Petra but ok.

[@megan5498]

So I’m not pregnant and many of you are not in the USA, so feel free to use this because our kids won’t be in the same class, but my favorite place name is Sonora (like the state in Mexico and the desert in the USA)! I might just use it since I live in that desert now, but I’m willing to share 😅

[@insulaarachnid]

After a bit of googling here are some suggestions. Countries: Scotland, Belize, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia, Tuvalu. Cities: U.S.A : Orleans, Hartford, Tallahassee, Lansing, Raleigh, Nashville, Cheyanne. GREECE: Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Corinth, Alexandreia, larissa, Xanthi, Livadia. Egypt: Luxor, Cairo, Memphis, Damanhour.

[@veneziaforyou]

My folks named my Venice and it’s the best present they gave me.

[@saiyahb9457]

Was set on Jericho Skyy for 2 seconds. My partner cuts her eye at me.. and said 💁🏽 absolutely not You took the scenic route with this one 🧡 beautiful list

[@harrietpalmann8450]

I love Montana, Indiana and also Georgia from US states.

[@rs3007]

Adelaide. NN Laidy, ladybug, Della, Addie, Ada, Adele so many options even Ellie.

[@monicaminyard7502]

I was born in the state of Arkansas in the USA. So was my mother and my daughter. So were all 3 of my brothers. The only immediate blood relative that I have who was not born in Arkansas is my father. He was born in Santa Monica, California, so he named me Monica.

[@Rowm222]

My state of Oklahoma town / City names: - Enid - Bixby - Lawton 😍 - Edmond - Tulsa - Ada - Guymon 😍 - Claremore - Clinton - Crowder - Durant - Geary - Harrah - Shawnee - Schulter 😍 - Hugo - Keyes - Keota 😍 - Spiro - Kinta 😍 - Kingston - Leedy 😍 - Lexington - Marland - Sperry - Morris - Morrison 😍 - Nash - Okeene 😍 - Purcell 😍 - Roland - Pryor - Ravia 😍 - Snyder - Salina - Sayre - Blaine - Terral - Tipton - Verden 😍 - Vian - Vici (Vye- Sigh) - Vinita - Wellston 😍 - Wynona - Wakita - Tryon - Talihina - Stroud - Stilwell - Randlett - Perkins 😍 - Rocky - Porter - Stratford 😍 - Stuart - Stigler 😍 - Warner - Wanette - Wilburton - Noble 😍 Many more! So cool!!! Had to share.

[@Blackkettle890]

Lovely list. Keyes & keota! Omg! Verden & noble! Holy cow just one state has so many. Ravia & Okeene? Never heard of these. Preggo and need help. Thank u.

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

I've never been to Okalhoma but I love Enid and Porter. 💖

[@mica5862]

I live in Oklahoma and never thought of these as person names, but I love them!

[@myjunkdrawer8014]

Isn't your last name considered to a slur towards Romani people?

[@kaylabotha2000]

Jericho and sienna are my favs.love Zion and Avalon,

[@noraj5983]

Sketch for me has a Chase, Chance, Fletcher, Scot vibe, I think very usable!

[@myjunkdrawer8014]

I usually say most things are usable but for people my age sketch means sketchy so I’m not sure

[@sparklemint2458]

Love Camden Capri and so many more 💖

[@emilydeanxoxo3071]

I love the name Rio for a girl 💗 my friend growing up was called this and I think it’s so pretty. Really want to call my future daughter Rio

[@shortstackishere]

My first name is Venice. I was named after a relative, but I’m not sure where her name was from. Either way, I’ve gotten a lot of compliments for it growing up and think it’d be nice to see more around :) love your videos!

[@Cassxowary]

Oslo is pronounced oo-sluh and only o-slow by people who think it’s pronounced the way it looks though :p but it works as a name! Even if it reminds me of Onslow, Hyacinth Bouquet-not-Bucket’s brother-in-law (her sister Daisy) and there’s Rose and Violet (which is too close to violent for me but nice otherwise) but I don’t mind him so it’s fine heh

[@rosebud7233]

We use the name, Pacifica in the middle spot for one of our daughters. We live in California and did a coastal road trip for our honeymoon. I don’t know about Zealand. It doesn’t exactly sound like a name to me. I’m not that brave in her name or though. I know a little Avalon, and it makes me so happy! I love Santiago, Francisco, and Geneva!

[@tw7625]

I’ve never ever thought of it in terms of place names, but Florence was my girls name (don’t have a girl so didn’t get to use it) and I have an Isaac (like port Isaac 😅). I also have a Finn like you which isn’t a place but because it makes me think of the sea

[@candicewiggins166]

I would go with Powell after the beautiful Powell Valley we have lived, loved and raised our children in it's also the name of the river than runs through the valley. I also love Cumberland which is after the beautiful gap at then end of our state in the US where you can see into 3 states at once in the Cumberland Gap. I have always loved the name Avalon and was hoping it would be a part of the list and I was right 😊.

[@harrieth7003]

Cumberland really wouldn’t work here 🇬🇧 everyone would think of sausages!

[@star.cat.]

I don’t have or want babies - but if I did and had a boy, I’d call them Oxford - what a bloody cool name! Please - pregnant women….someone has to call their baby Oxford! 😅x

[@leylagordon5267]

My dad named me after the Eric Clapton song and I’ve always loved listening to it, now I have a daughter named Vaeda like the girl from the film My girl and my husband always sings her the song…..

[@CharmaineM1]

I named my son Brixton after my husband and I partied it up large in Brixton back in 2017 lol

[@annagarza7299]

Capri is beautiful

[@abbiewilliams9439]

My daughter is Adelaide, love place names on my list is Cuba, Peru, Pensford, Mendip, Auckland, colorado, Austin, dallas, Darwin, Brighton, Apollo, mooloolah (mooloulah), Brecon, Rome, Rhodes, Oakland,

[@emmawilson8868]

My fave place names atm are Adelaide, Rome/Roma, Milan, Holland, Valencia, Santiago, Florence :)

[@anyadeising1564]

One name that I love is Eritrea. It's a small country in Africa and not many people know it even exists. I love it because of how whimsical it sounds. One of my favorite shows was the Shannara Chronicles and one of the main characters had the name and I instantly fell in love.

[@AphroditeD]

I reallyyyy like Oxford and Hudson for boys, Verona and Emerald for girls!

[@Beeba10]

A girl name I really like but sadly won't be using is Morven, after the street I grew up on, Morven [Street] (Street isn't the actual end of the street, but saying what it actually is would narrow down where I live and I don't want that public on the internet lol)

[@danaschreiner3334]

Holland and Olympia are my favorite girls. Love Oslo or Denver for a boy. Also, like Delphi, and Salem. Also add Nevada, Arizona, Alaska. I like Wylie for a boy but its a city close to me so it feels too close.

[@clairelula]

Help! Baby due any day and I want to honour someone named Louise. Surname Murphy 😅 My choices: Beatrice Louisa Eloise Beatrice Maeve Eloise Mabel Eloise Grace Eloise

[@layer.b.g]

India has been a favorite of mine for years :) I recently had a close family member use my #1 name, Margot. I loved it with the nn Rory as well, as I’m not a fan of Aurora or Lorelei (the more classic full names for Rory). Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[@SJ_Strum]

Would you not go with India? It’s so lush I love it 🥰 Would you like soemthing vintage still like Dorothy or Dorothea could be a Rory? Everyone add ideas here ⬇️ xxx

[@kelliehorn1082]

I know an India. What a fantastic name! I think you could justify most names with an O-R being nicknamed Rory 🤔... Gloria, Coralie, Georgia? (Speaking of place names 😄)

[@arhodsden]

I think Rory is a great name on its own and doesn't need a longer name. However, what about Rory as a nickname for Rowan or Rowena?

[@ameliel8792]

​@@arhodsdenlove Rowena!

[@danielleedwards2184]

I have a girl called India I love her name!

[@maggieee3593]

The Labrant Fam on KZbin have a two year old named Zealand!

[@dianapilkington7234]

San Francisco literally just means Saint Francis in Spanish - so Francisco is already a name (not just a 'place' name that could be repurposed as person's name). I do agree it's a lovely name though!

[@dianapilkington7234]

Oh and Santiago is Saint James in Spanish. You should do a Spanish names list actually, SJ!

[@soul.of.sunflowers]

Our dog's name is Mannya after the place in Uganda that my husband and I met. Favourite place name is Adelaide

[@jessila]

I love Eden, Hudson and Oxford ❤

[@erinkelly1234]

i love Brooklyn for a boy

[@nomadmum2593]

My daughter's name is Aurelia-Mandalay, Mandalay after a city in Myanmar/Burma, where I met my husband.

[@jesseriley282]

Do you use a mic for your videos? I always feel like I have a hard time hearing your vids. Just me?

[@hannahbertsche1763]

got engaged in positano italy! but i’d love inspo for a baby name inspired by that! i love italian names as i am italian too haha

[@klarahahn4640]

I know this comment is coming in late 😅 but I have yet to see this name on any list anywhere. My husband and I went to a wedding in Arizona last summer, and we spent some time in Sedona. We loved it so much, the name "Sedona" has made it onto our list of girl names for our baby girl due in August. My research has told me that it has no actual meaning, but the origin is the name of one of the first female settlers in Sedona in the 1800's. Not sure how I feel about the fact that there's no deep meaning, but I love how it sounds 😊

[@lilweirdo5]

My brother’s middle names are US States (we’re Canadian). Montana and Nevada.

[@katedutchie]

I will be applying for a surname change this year. I would be curious what you would names suggest! My first name is Kate.

[@cavlizzy]

I like Kate Cologne (like Koln, Germany) or Kate Cairo ,,, just a few ideas 😊

[@alyssachickatACPhotography2021]

I like Dover, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Merit, Abilene, and Arkansas (I have a great grandmother with this name).

[@dancingmama3134]

One you didn't mention that I absolutely adore is Adelaide (Australia). Really really wanted to use it with the last girl I had but husband didn't like it as much as I did.

[@abbiewilliams9439]

My little girl is called Adelaide I'm obsessed with it

[@dancingmama3134]

@@abbiewilliams9439 I'm jealous haha,, I think it is the cutest!!

[@Pixiepapa13]

Love Salem, it's my oldest daughters name.

[@kelliekoval6874]

There is a famous KZbin family here in the US who named their baby Zealand- its fitting.