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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