Quick Guides:
Actual Places, Otherworlds
(Geography) Female names: Fields/Meadows/Lands, Mountains, Rivers/Creeks, Valley, Other
(Geography) Male names: Fields/Meadows, Mountains/Cliffs, Valley, Rivers/Streams, Hills, Other
Actual places
Abdera: latin: Town on the Thracian coast (known for the stupidity
of its inhabitants)
Abnoba: latin: Black Forest
Africa: ?: The continent
Afton: old english: A town in southern Scotland
Arctos: latin: North Pole
Berecyntus: latin: Mountain in Phrygia (sacred to Cybele)
Erlina: irish: Girl from Ireland
Euxinus pontus: latin: Black Sea
Indira: hindu: India
Kahire (kah-heer-reh): turkish: City of Cairo
Larissa: greek: Name of a city
Narmanda: hindu: Name of a river
Paphos/Paphus: latin: A city in Cyprus (sacred to Venus)
Perenillia: italian: Island of the Winds
Parnasos: latin: A high mountain in Phocis (sacred to Apollo,
and the Muses)
Paris: french: City name
Other Worlds
Acheron: latin: River in the Lowerworld
Cocytus: latin: River in the Underworld
Elysium: latin: The abode of the blessed in the Lowerworld
Erebus: latin: The Lowerworld
Phlegethon: latin: A fiery river in the Underworld
Ryuugu: japanese: Palace of the Dragon King (God)
Styx: greek: River in the Underworld
Geography
(Female Names)
Fields/Meadows/Lands
Ashley: english: Ash-tree meadow
Blair: scottish: Child of the fields
Brynn: welsh: Hill
Geva (gay-vah): hebrew: Hill
Kimberlyn/Kimbra: anglo-saxon: From the royal fortress meadow
Leigh (lee): old english: Meadow; From the meadow
Leslie: old english: Small meadow
Oka: japanese: Hill
Orlantha: old german: From the land
Shelly: old english: Meadow on a hilltop
Shirley: old english: Country meadow
Savanna: spanish: Open grassland
Mountains
Achala: hindu: Steady, mountain
Hema: indian: Daughter of the mountains
Kalinda (kah-leen-duh): sanskrit: Sun, name of mountains
Samara: hebrew: Mountain, outlook, ruled by god
Shaila : hindu: Stone, mountain
Sierra: spanish: Saw-tooth mountain range
Zaltana: native american: High mountain
Rivers/Creeks
Ecchumati: hindu: A river
India: sanskrit: River
Induja: hindu: Narmada river
Joki (yoh-kee): finnish: River
Kalindi: hindu: Yamuna river
Kaveri: hindu: Sacred river of India
Kawa: japanese: River
Malini: hindu: Florist, a river
Nehka: korean: River
Ria: spanish: Mouth of a river
Saravati: hindu: A river
Sarita: hindu: River
Saryu: hindu: River Sharayu
Tapi: hindu: Name of a river
Tarangini: hindu: A river
Tyne: old english: River
Yamuna: hindu: Jamuna river
Zawa: japanese: Creek
Valley
Dena: hebrew: valley
Glenna: celtic: Valley
Glynis: irish: Valley
Napea: latin: Of the valleys
Tani: japanese: Valley
Other
Alina: celtic: A distant place
Arena: latin: Desert
Arenaria: latin: Sand-pit
Darby: old english: Park with Deer
Cascata: italian: Waterfall
Caverna: latin: Grotto, cavern
Endora: hebrew: Fountain
Gali: hebrew: Spring, fountain
Holly: old english: Holly grove
Kelda: scandinavian: Clear mountain spring
Kelsey: scandinavian: From the ship’s island
Kirby: anglo-saxon: From the church town
Nairi: armenian: Land of canyons
Nara: native american: Place name
Padmini: hindu: Lotus pond
Pinar: turkish: Fountain, spring
Rhonda: welsh: The Rhondda Valley
Sabiny: latin: From Sabine
Sabrina: latin: From the boundary line
Shelby: english: Sheltered town
Sydney: old french: From the city of St. Denis
Tai (tigh): american: From Thailand
Utpalini: hindu: Lotus pond
Xena: greek: A distant place
(Male Names)
Fields/Meadows
Beldon: old english: Child of unspoiled glen
Bentley: old english: From the Moor
Berkeley: anglo-saxon: from the Birch-meadow
Gresham: english: From the grazeland
Huntley: old english: Hunter’s meadow
Kenley: old english: Dweller at the king’s meadow
Kimberly: old english: Royal fortress meadow
Lear: german: Of the meadow
Ridgley: english: By the meadow’s edge
Spalding: english: Divided field
Yardley: english: From the enclosed meadow
Mountains/Cliffs
Beaumont: french: Beautiful mountain
Erskine: gaelic: Dweller of the top of the cliff
Kinnel: gaelic: Dweller at the head of the cliff
Monte (mohn-tee): latin: Mountain
Radcliff: english: From the red cliff
San: korean: Mountain
Slevin: gaelic: Mountaineer
Tepeyollotol (teh-peh-yohl-loh-tahl): aztec: Mountain Heart
Valley
Arden: welsh: Eagle valley
Braden: old english: From the wide valley
Dale/Dayle: old norse: Valley
Dalton: old english: Valley Farm
Denver: old english: Green valley
Haddan: english: Child of the Heather-filled valley
Harden: old english: From the hare valley
Jolon: native american: Valley of the dead oaks
Marden: old english: From the valley with the pool
Rigby: english: Ruler’s Valley
Slade: old english: Child of the Valley
Rivers/Streams
Arnon: hebrew: Rushing stream
Beck: swedish: Brook
Bergen: swedish: Mountain stream
Calder: old english: Stream
Douglas: scottish: From the dark water
Kelby: old norse: From the farm by the springs
Kell: english: From the spring
Kelvin: gaelic: From the narrow river
Redford: english: From the red river crossing
Severin: english: A river in England
Strom: german: Stream
Tano: ghanese: Name of a river
Wade: old english: From the river crossing
Zared (zayr-ed): hebrew: Brook
Hills
Givon (jee-von): arabic: Hill, hieghts
Hilton: old english: Manor on the hill
Kiona (kee-oh-nah): native american: Brown hills
Kipp: old english: From the pointed hill
Kirima (kih-re-mah): eskimo: A hill
Landon: old english: Long hill
Sandon: old english: From the sandy hill
Sheldon: english: Protected hill
Other
Brodny: slavic: One who lives near a shallow stream crossing
Burian: ukranian: He lives near the weeds
Colton: old english: Town of colt-breeding
Dane: old english: From Denmark
Deverell: welsh: From the riverbank
Dunstan: old english: From the brown rock quarry
Dwayne: celtic: From the dunes
Eaton: old english: Riverside village
Elton: english: From the old estate
Fenton: english: Marshland dweller
Geoffrey: english: Heavenly place
Germain: french: From Germany
Granville: french: From the big town
Grayson: old english: Son of the bailiff
Halsey: old english: From Hal’s Island
Hayes (hayz): english: From the hedged place
Houston: english: Hill town
Kellen: german: Swamp
Kenton: old english: From the king’s estate
Lunt: scandinavian: From the grove
Lyle: french: From the island
Monroe: gaelic: From the red swamp
Neville: latin: From the new town
Nyle: old english: Island
Ramsey: english: From the ram’s island
Rodney: old english: From the island clearing
Ross: gaelic: Headland
Rylan: english: Dweller at the rye land
Sanford: old english: Sandy Ford
Sutton: old english: Southern settlement
Tem (taym): english gypsy: Country
Travers: old french: From the crossroads
Vance: english: Very high places, marshes