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Old 04-14-2023, 06:45 PM
 
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It has to be the full name of the state - e.g. you can't just say Dakota or Carolina without including North or South.

Georgia would probably be most people's choice, but I would choose Maine for a boys name and Utah for a girls name.
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Old 04-14-2023, 06:48 PM
 
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Indiana would be good.
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Old 04-14-2023, 07:20 PM
 
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Florida is a woman's name.
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Old 04-14-2023, 07:52 PM
 
Location: From the Middle East of the USA
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Many women are named Virginia. Texas for a boy.
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Old 04-14-2023, 07:54 PM
 
Location: Louisiana to Houston to Denver to NOVA
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Colorado for a Hispanic man?
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Old 04-14-2023, 09:13 PM
 
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Washington Irving predated the state name, but there have been plenty since.

Carolina. And there are famous men and women named Dakota. Actresses Dakota Johnson and Dakota Fanning, and baseball's Dakoty Hudson
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Old 04-14-2023, 10:14 PM
 
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It has to be the full name of the state - e.g. you can't just say Dakota or Carolina without including North or South.

Georgia would probably be most people's choice, but I would choose Maine for a boys name and Utah for a girls name.
Best, Good, Decent, or Adequate for Girls
Virginia
Georgia
Montana
Alaska
Florida
Louisiana
Nevada
Texas


Best, Good, Decent, or Adequate for Boys
Indiana
Kansas
Montana
Oregon
Tennessee
Washington
Maine
Michigan
Texas
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Old 04-14-2023, 10:20 PM
 
Location: West Seattle
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Oregon would be a cool name for a guy, could have either a "child of hippies" or "rugged backwoodsman" aesthetic.
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Old 04-14-2023, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, formerly NoVA and Phila
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New Mexico
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Old 04-15-2023, 06:04 AM
 
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Georgia and Virginia are actually used as girl names, but Virginia's probably better (Ginny/Jenny's a decent nickname for Virginia. Georgia doesn't have as good as one). For more unconventional, I'd go for Arizona, or Nevada (If I could use Vada, probably tweaking pronunciation to Vey-da, as a nickname).

There's not a common boy's name from the states. Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana at least have some common-ish nicknames to pull out of them (Al, Ken, Louie), but I don't think they fit as well in the full form. Most states just scream "State" when put on a boy, though Texas is the one that can get away with that most. For a more uppity name, Vermont/Monty might work. The one that sounds best to me is Wyoming/Wyme.
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