Thursday, December 5, 2013

Names from my Home State, MASSACHUSETTS!







Hi everyone! It's Gabby, again! Today I'm going to cover city/town names from my home state of Massachusetts that are also usable on people.  I chose odd ones (of course).  Enjoy! And welcome to Massachusetts.


Girls


Abington

Origin: English
Meaning: Unknown
Location in MA: Plymouth county near Cape Cod

Aquinnah
Origin: Native American
Meaning: High land
Location in MA: island of Martha's Vineyard

Billerica (bill-rick-uh)

Origin: English
Meaning: Unknown
Location in MA: Middlesex County about 20 miles north-northwest of Boston

Brookline (pronounced brook-line as in waiting in a line not lynn)

Origin: English
Meaning: From the pool by the stream
Location in MA: Norfolk County on the western edge of Boston

Haverhill (hay-ver-ull)

Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Unknown
Location in MA: Essex County on the Merrimack River

Boys

Charlemont (char-le-mawnt.  Char as in Charcoal)
Origin: English
Meaning: Unknown
Location in MA: Franklin County near the Berkshire Mountains

Dighton (digh-en.  sharp stop before the "t".  "T" isn't pronounced)
Origin: English
Meaning: Unknown
Location in MA: Bristol County near Cape Cod

Dracut (dray-kit)
Origin: English (respelled)
Meaning: Unknown
Location in MA: island of Martha's Vineyard

Pembroke (pem-broke, it's said just the way it looks!)
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: Lives in the head land
Location in MA: Plymouth County near Cape Cod

Saugus (saw-giss)
Origin: Native American
Meaning: Great or Extended
Location in MA: Essex County in the northeastern part of MA


There are many more odd names in Massachusetts that I consider usable for names.  Click here for my complete list of names I consider usable.

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