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That's the other thing with place names, its open to dispute as to which gender you prefer them on. I never even thought of Thomas Alva Edison, but it does make it seem more masculine. I also like the name Ailbhe which is pronounced the same and according to the database is unisex.

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Doune is pronounced Doon. I really threw it in as an alternate spelling, I know Doone has been used (there's a a UK comedian called Doon)probably it's because of Lorna Doone.
It comes from the Gaelic word Duin meaning a hill and since there's plenty of them in Ireland too it's one of the many Gaelic place names that you find in both countries.
I quite like Kinvara, but I can't really shake it as a place name, it sounds like the name of a house or estate in a romantic novel like Gone with the Wind's Tara.