It's a shame he never heard mine or he'd have added that to the Shire too
The warden at Balliol was fascinated by it and he wasn't the last...
I suspect that some other Hobbitish names and words stemmed from real world names - I know one Proudfoot (if I ever meet her husband I could yell "Proudfeet!"). There are Bucklands and Pippins too. This could certainly be well worth investigating further!
If he was fascinated by real world names which had a mellifluous or arresting sound and shape he would not be alone - I can think of dozens of place names in particular which suggest all kinds of interesting things.