The suffix "up" used on the end of some aboriginal place names in Australia means "near water".
The suffix "up" used on the end of some aboriginal place names in Australia means "near water".
A Meeting Place
It is an Aboriginal word meaning "the place of ashes."
Amaroo means "a beautiful place".
The aboriginal place of worship is in a sylvan temple.
aboriginal mean the original inhabitants. In order to connect you with the right mythology we have to know which place you are talking about.
Canberry is derived from an aboriginal word meaning "meeting place".
Some believe it derives from an aboriginal word meaning 'camp', but others think it it a misspelling of the name "Warren". As in the US, Australian topography has many surname-derived place names.
"Amaroo" is an Aboriginal word from the Australian Indigenous languages, meaning "a beautiful place" or "a place of enjoyment." It is often used in place names and can evoke a sense of connection to nature and the land. The term reflects the cultural significance of the environment to Indigenous communities in Australia.
Ballarat's name derives from two aboriginal words meaning a camping or resting place - "Balla" meaning elbow, or reclining on the elbow, and "Arat" meaning place.
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There are hundreds of Australian towns and city suburbs with aboriginal names. Some of them include:CanberraCunnamullaTarragindiKoongalookaNunawadingBoggabriGulgongIndooroopillyWarrnamboolKoo-wee-rupBanjupCoorparooMudjimbaRupanyupJoondalupMilperraMilparinkaJennacubbineKongarongBoggabillaWooliGunnedahWollongongWyandra