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I usually start with the race's culture. What things do they find significant about places in the world? Find a word or phrase that describes something they'd find unique about this location, and translate it.
Say the new phrase over and over again until it becomes easy to say, and then write down this new thing you're saying, because it won't be the same. That's your town name.
This mimics how towns used to actually be named: Oxford, for example, was the place where you forded your oxen across the river. People started selling stuff there, and a town sprang up at that ford over time.
I love this! I'm going to start doing this.