WRITER IN THE DARK ⋆ Names

⤷ north and south american place names

north and south american place names
( state/country; origin, meaning )

feminine

abilene ( texas; english, grass )
alexandria ( virginia; greek, defending men )
atlanta ( georgia; greek, secure )
augusta ( georgia; latin, magnificent )

cali ( colombia; italian, beautiful )
charlotte ( north carolina; french, free man )
cheyenne ( wyoming; sioux, people of a different language )

havana ( cuba; spanish, port )

juneau ( alaska; french, queen of heaven )

mesa ( arizona; spanish, table )

olympia ( washington; greek, from mount olympus )

pomona ( california; latin, apple )
puebla ( mexico; spanish, town )

raleigh ( north carolina; english, meadow of deer )

savannah ( georgia; spanish, flat tropical grassland )

tulsa ( oklahoma; creek, old town )

masculine

austin ( texas; english, magnificent )

bronx ( new york; american, bronck's land )

camden ( new jersey; scottish, winding valley )
cleveland ( ohio; english, hilly land )

gray ( tennessee; english, color name )

irvine ( california; scottish, handsome )

jackson ( mississippi; english, son of jack )

memphis ( tennessee; greek, enduring and beautiful )

portland ( oregon; english, land near the port )
princeton ( new jersey; english, princely town )

quebec ( canada; algonquin, narrow passage )
quito ( ecuador; spanish, fifth )

reno ( nevada; spanish, born again )
richmond ( virginia; german, powerful protector )
rio ( brazil; spanish, river )

salvador ( brazil; spanish, savior )
santiago ( chile; latin, saint james )

trenton ( new jersey; english, trent's town )

unisex

albany ( new york; latin, from albany )
aspen ( colorado; english, nature name )

boston ( massachusetts; english, botwulf's stone )
brooklyn ( new york; english, beautiful brook )

calgary ( canada; norse, cold garden )
charleston ( south carolina; english, town of king charles )
chicago ( illinois; native american; wild garlic )

dallas ( texas; irish, skilled )
denver ( colorado; english/french, from anvers )

houston ( texas; scottish, hugh's town )

kingston ( jamaica; english, king's town )

lexington ( kentucky; english, town of the new law )

miami ( florida; native american; big water )

orlando ( florida; italian, famous throughout the land )

philadelphia ( pennsylvania; greek, brotherly love )

salem ( massachusetts; arabic, safe )

vail ( colorado; english, valley )
vegas ( nevada; spanish, meadows )

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