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Baby names inspired by UK places

UK place names can give you inspiration for your baby’s name, here are our top choices.

Names for boys and girls based on UK places

Why not choose a name inspired by where you live, take a look at our top UK choices.

Baby names inspired by UK places

Preston of Ordinary Boys and Celeb Big Brother fame. Duncan Bryceland/REX/Shutterstock.

UK places for baby names

Stacey Solomon’s second son is called Leighton. Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock.

If you like the idea of marking your little one’s name with a reminder of where they were born or a place in the UK that is important to you, we’ve taken some inspiration from UK place names to come up with some baby name ideas for boys and girls.

Boys’ names inspired by UK places

Preston
Leyton (Leighton)
Harlow
Ashton
Eldon
Sheldon
Bude
Dudley 
Truro
Kent
York
Lincoln
Camden
Easton
Hamilton
Kensington
Trent
Kingston
Chester
Albury
Burton
Carlton
Walton

Girls’ names inspired by UK places

Chelsea
Windsor
Devon
Denby
Ripon
Kendal
Marlow
Iona
Ireland
Abergele
Amberley
Audley
Brae
Eton
Fallin
Hailey
Keighley
London
Paisley
Rayleigh
Selby


If you are looking for more inspiration, check out our unique and unusual baby names section or take a look at our top 10 baby names inspired by geography.

Baby names inspired by UK places