Place names?

[composure.livejournal.com]

What do you guys think about state/place names?
Girls: Kansas, Brooklyn, Dakota, Sahara, Verona.
Boys: Phoenix, Orlando, Jackson, Dallas.

I'm not pregnant, it's just speculation. Please be mature, kthanks.

Comments

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I'm not a big fan of place names, but I'm an even bigger non-fan of Dakota, simply because of the Native American connotations. I am a firm believer in not naming too far out of your culture, and certainly not naming after a culture. Narrow? Perhaps. But I think it is better to err on the side of respect rather than go on how cute the name is. Are Dakota and Cheyenne cute? Totally! But it would be like naming a kid Hmong or Zuni or Kurdish. I don't like it at all.

That said, Brooklyn, Sahara and Verona could all work for girls, though they are not my favorites. Kansas isn't really something I think of as a people name. Orlando and Jackson are both names as well as places, so I like those just fine. Phoenix is a bit gutsy, but is still name-ish. Dallas would only make people think of soap operas and "Debbie Does..."