City District Name Generator

How do cities come up with names for their districts?

Do you live in SoHo? What about Tribeca? Or maybe the Upper East Side? New York City is famously divided up into distinct districts, each with its own unique name. But how did these city neighborhoods get their monikers?

The history of district names is as fascinating as the districts themselves. SoHo, an acronym for “South of Houston Street”, was originally named for its location when it was farmland outside of the city limits.

5 questions to help you come up with city district names

1. What size is the district?
2. What type of infrastructure is in the district?
3. What type of businesses and attractions are prevalent?
4. What type of natural environment exists in or near the district?
5. What unique characteristics make the district stand out?

Can I use the random city district names that this tool creates?

Yes you can. The Story Shack claims no copyright on any of these names, but it is of course possible that some of the values this name generator provides are already owned by anyone else, so please make sure to always do your due diligence.

How many ideas can I generate with this City District Name Generator?

The City District Name Generator can generate thousands of ideas for your project, so feel free to keep clicking and at the end use the handy copy feature to export your city district names to a text editor of your choice. Enjoy!

What are good city district names?

There's thousands of random city district names in this generator. Here are some samples to start: