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Names That Mean City

Melker
- Origin:
  Modern Swedish variation of Melchior
- Meaning:
  "city of the king; king of light"
- Description:
  Melker, a modern phonetic spelling of ancient Three Wise Men name Melchior, is in the Swedish Top 100 though not used in the US, where it would be heard as "milker." Nickname Mel is not exactly a fashionable choice at the moment either.
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Sebastia
- Origin:
  Feminine form of Sebastian, Latin from Greek
- Meaning:
  "person from the city of Sebastia"
- Description:
  Some names rise in tandem in their male and female forms, but Sebastia is very rare while the male Sebastian is quite popular. But it certainly might be an attractive choice.
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Jerusalem
- Origin:
  Place name
- Meaning:
  "city of the ancient god Shalem"
- Description:
  Transferred use of the geographical name Jerusalem, which is a sacred city in many religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is given to around a dozen babies of each sex per year in the US.
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Urbana
- Origin:
  Latin, feminine form of Urban
- Meaning:
  "of the city"
- Description:
  If you live in the city, you might call your urban baby Urbana; if you live in the suburbs--don't even think of Surbana.
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Kajetan
- Origin:
  Polish variation of Gaetano, Italian
- Meaning:
  "from the city of Gaeta"
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Urbain
- Origin:
  French
- Meaning:
  "city dweller"
- Description:
  French form of Urban or Urbanus, borne by eight popes.
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Karlisle
- Origin:
  Variation of Carlisle, English. "from the walled city"
- Meaning:
  "from the walled city"
- Description:
  Variation of Carlisle used as a surname in the anime series Beyblade Burst Evolution.
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Urban
- Origin:
  Latin
- Meaning:
  "of the city"
- Description:
  This name of eight popes might appeal to confirmed city-dwellers, but Urbana would be more feminine.
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Stirling
- Origin:
  Scottish
- Meaning:
  "from the city of Stirling"
- Description:
  The geographical spelling of the Scottish surname Sterling, now starting to be heard for girls, too.
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Jerusalema
- Origin:
  Variation of Jerusalem, Hebrew
- Meaning:
  "city of the ancient god Shalem"
- Description:
  Jerusalema is the name of a viral song released by Master KG, a South African DJ, in 2019. The #JerusalemaChallenge was an international sensation during Summer 2020, and in 2021, Jerusalema debuted on the baby name charts when it was given to six baby girls.
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