Places as names, names on places

[wolf-shadow.livejournal.com]

How do some names get totally associated with a place and some not? And why is it sometimes OK to use a name of a place as a firstname, and sometimes not?

examples:

Places as names:

• London
• Paris
• Florence
• Parthenope
• Milan
• Venetia

Names for places:

• Adelaide
• Victoria
• Virginia

Cause of this? I love the name Adélaïde/Adélaïda, but himself rules it out because of the Australian place. It bugs me because it was named after an Princess Adelaide in itself... I like the sound of the name, and as a mediaevalist, it's one I have come across quite a bit.

Comments

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I had never even heard of the city. Well, I guess I have, but I never made the connection until just now.