Hometown love is real, especially if you’re from New York City. From I <3 NY T-shirts to pizza loyalists, NYC has a devoted fan club of natives and non-natives alike. If you go hard for the city that never sleeps you might consider giving your son or daughter a NY-inspired name. With historical landmarks to awesome street names to pick from, the options are limitless. Here are our picks for the best baby names inspired by New York City:
- Waverly – For your future NYU grad!
- Bryant – This sophisticated name is inspired by the Midtown park, also known as Manhattan’s Town Square.
- Hudson – This works for a boy or girl and whenever you’re driving down the West Side Highway you can show him or her their river!!!
- Delancey – If you love the Lower East Side, this is a perfect pick for your baby.
- Carnegie – From music halls, to giant pastrami sandwiches, to your kid, it doesn’t get much more New York than this name.
- Brooklyn – Probably the most popular of the bunch, it can also be used for a boy or girl and will definitely give your baby the appropriate street cred.
- Clinton – With ties to Hell’s Kitchen and the Lower East Side this name is quintessential NYC.
- Lorimer – True Brooklynites will recognize the significance of this name.
- Chelsea – A beautiful name for a girl to match the beautiful west side neighborhood.
- Sullivan – This name belongs to a famous bakery and perhaps your adorable baby!
- Prince – For shopping lovers, this is the perfect name inspired by the SoHo street.
- Carmine – This is one of the City’s smaller streets but it makes for an adorable baby name.
- Madison – Remember Splash? This name was literally inspired by a street sign. And yes, Tom Hanks, it is a name!
- Ellis – Let New York and American history be the inspiration for this strong name.
- Lenox – For those uptown babes.
- And one more just for fun…… Yankee – because there’s nothing that invokes more New York pride than the Bronx Bombers!
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