Hmmm I have yet to actively sought out towns that share the same names as mine.
I am sure,though, they are out there.
Used to have 4 active towns (1 is my main while the rest are for cycling):
Callobee, Tamago, Mori, Seibu & Hokkaido
Callobee is a tribute to my beloved
Glitch MMO 2010 -2012. RIP I will never forget you ; __ ;
It's a variation of one of the locations in-game,
Callopee . It was probably the very first place my newbie Glitch character came across/remembered when I first joined the game. Good times, good times....
Guess I semi-consciously wanted a little sparkle of reminder of the Glitch-y days,
when I found a new home in ACNL.
Tamago is taken from a line from the anime version of Natsume Yuujinchou. In that episode where Natori is inviting Natsume to accompany him on a hot spring trip? Nyanko Sensei is outside the restaurant window meowing about onsen tamago. So there. Town of Tamago it is, with Mayor, Onsen. Some of the forum members might still have a villager or two from that town lol.
Now, Mori & Seibu and Hokkaido (especially Mori & Hokkaido) I'm sure are pretty common.
Well, one of the forum collectible Mori happens to be my all-time favorite. So there. Also Animal Forest.
I am not bothered by the thought that someone else out there share the same town names as mine.
What I'd like is for Nintendo to increase the limits on the letters, so we have more freedom and choices when deciding on our town names in the future. And yes, I'd definitely go for a 'unique' or something fun/make up for my next town.