Place Names Chart: Sydney New South Wales

A chart of place names for the Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney section, including current place names, references and historical names and descriptions.

Sources are often anon, spelling and pronounciation in dispute.

Present name - Aboriginal name

Balgowlah - Jilling
Ben Buckler - Benbuckalong
Bennelong Point - Tu-bow-gule, Tubow-gule, Too-bow-gu-liè, Tobegully, Jubughalee, Jubùghallee
Blues Point - Warung áréá, Warrungarea
Bondi - Boondi
Bonna Point or Kurnell/Quibray Bay - Bunna Bunna
Botany Bay - Ka-may
Botany Bay, north head - Bunnabi, Bunnabri
Bradleys Head - Booragy, Búrroggy, Burròggy or Broggy
Breakfast Point or Mortlake (or possibly Greenwich Point) - Booridiow-o-gule
Campbells Cove - Melia-Wool
Careening Cove - Wéyé Wéyé, Weeawya
Charity Point, Meadowbank - Mar-ray-mah
Chowder Bay - Koreé, Koree
Chowder Head or possibly North Head (inner) - Gurugal, Gurrugal
Clark Island - Be-lang-le-wool, Billong-ololah, Billòng-olòla
Cockatoo Island - Wa-rea-mah
Coogee - Bobroi
Cronulla to Kurnell - Goonamarra
Darling Harbour - Tumbulong, and Go-mo-ra?
Darling Point - Yaranabe
Dawes Point - Tar-ra, Tarra, Tárrá
Elizabeth Bay - Carraginn
Elizabeth Point - Jerrowan, Jèrrowan
Farm Cove - Woggan-ma-gule, Woccanmagully
Farm Cove beach - Cookaroo
Fig Tree Point (Long Bay, Middle Harbour or Sommerville Point, Balmain)
Fort Denison or Pinchgut Island - Mat-te-wan-ye
Garden Island - Ba-ing-hoe
Goat Island - Me-mil, Memill, Me-mel, Milmil
Gordons Bay or Coogee - Kudgee, Coojee, Kooja, Coogee, Koojah
Homebush Bay island on western side near mouth - Arrowanelly
Hunters Hill-Woolwich peninsula - MocoBoula
Iron Cove? - Go-mo-ra
Kirribilli-Milsons Point - Kiarabilli, Kiarabily
Kurnell - Kundul
Kurraba Point - Kurrá bá, Kurrábá
Kurraba Point western side - Wurru-birri
Laings Point, or Watsons Bay - Mit-ta-la, Metallar, Ku-bung hárrá, Kubungarra
Lane Cove River - Turranburra
Lavender Bay - Quibéreé, Quiberee
Long Bay - Boora
Macleay Point - Yarrandab, Yarrandabby
Manly Cove or North Harbour - Kay-ye-my, Kay-yee-my
Maroubra - Mooroobra
Middle Harbour - Warrin gà, Warringá
Middle Head - Kuba Kaba, Caba-caba, Ca-ba Ca-ba
Millers Point - Coodye
Mosman Bay - Goram bullagong, Gorambùllagong
Mrs Macquaries Point - Yu-ron, Yurong, Yourong
Murriverie Pass - Marevera
North Harbour - Kunn-ná, Kunná, Cannae
North Head (inner) - Garungal, Car-rang-gel
North Head (outer) - Boree - 'Sydney Cove'
Parramatta - Paramatín, Parramatta, Par-ra-mat-ta
Parramatta (To the west of ) - Boolbane-matta / Bul-barn-mattar
Parramatta (To the west of ) - Carra-matta / Car-rar-mattar
Parramatta (To the west of ) - Carro-wotong / Kar-rar-wo-tong
Parramatta (To the west of ) - Era-worong / A-rar-woo-rung
Parramatta (To the west of ) - Malgray-matta / Mal-gra-mattar
Parramatta (To the west of ) - Toongabbie - Toon-gab-be
Parramatta (To the west of ) - Wau-maille / War-mul
Parriwi Head or The Spit - Parriwi
Potts Point - Derawun
Probably between Bradleys Head and Middle Head - Taliangy, Tal-le-ongi-i
Prospect - Mar-rong / Mararong
Robertsons Point - Wulworrá-jeung
Rose Bay - Pannerong, Pan-ner-rong, Ginnagullah
Rushcutters Bay - Kogerah
Shark Island - Bo-a-millie, Boambilly, Boam bill
Snapper Island - Ar-ra-re-agon
South Head [inner] - Burra.wa-ra, Bara woory ? [writing unclear]
South Head [outer] - Tar-ral-be
Sow and Pigs Reef - Ba-rab-ba-ra, Bir-ra-bir-ra, Birrur bi...[word incomplete document damaged], Birrur Birah
Spectacle Island - Gong-ul
Spring Cove or Little Manly Cove or Manly Cove
Steele Point (Shark Point) - Burrowwo, Burrowway
Sydney Cove - War-ran, Weé-rong, Warrane, Warrang
Tamarama - Cramaramma
The Rocks west side of Sydney Cove - Talla-wo-la-dah
The Spit or Middle Harbour - Burra-brú, Burrabru
Vaucluse Point (Bottle and Glass Point)
Watsons Bay (near) on South Head or Point Piper - Woo-la-ra, Willárrá, Wallàra
Watsons Bay [Kutti Beach] - Kutti
Woolloomooloo Bay - Walla-mool, Wallamoula, Wooloomooloo
Wudyong Point - Wudyong
Yarra Bay - Yarra
Yurulbin - Yerroulbin, Yerroulbine

Traditional Place Names

Below are the traditional place names of Australia's major cities. Please note this list is not definitive. Alternative place names and alternative spellings may exist.

Importantly, each city is located on the sovereign and unceded Country of First Nations people. In general, acknowledging Country is not the same as using traditional place names. For example, Boorloo is the traditional place name for Perth, but Boorloo is located on Whadjuk Noongar Country.

Mparntwe (Alice Springs)⁠ - Arrernte Country
Tarndanya (Adelaide)⁠ - Kaurna Country
Meanjin/Magandjin (Brisbane)⁠ - Yuggera/Jagera and Turrbal Country
Gimuy (Cairns)⁠ - Yirriganydji and Yidinji Country
Canberra - Ngambri and Ngunnawal Country
Gulumoerrgin (Darwin)⁠ - Larrakia Country
nipaluna (Hobart)⁠ - nipaluna country
Naarm (Melbourne)⁠ - Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Country
Boorloo (Perth)⁠ - Whadjuk Noongar Country
Warrane/Warrang (Sydney Cove) - Gadigal Country