50 More Unusual Australian Town Names

  1. Stanley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "near the stony clearing"
    • Description:

      Although Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire personified brute force, most Stanleys have been portrayed as meek milquetoasts. It could be a Sydney-like girls' choice.-Bette Davis once played a character named Stanley, and it was the name of President Obama's mother (named for her father)--or possibly could be revived down the line a la Walter and Arthur.
  2. Shellharbour
    • Sorell
      • Tamala
        • Origin:

          African
        • Meaning:

          "dark tree"
        • Description:

          Would you really want to name your child after a Japanese anime movie called Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.
      • Tirari
        • Warialda
          • Whyalla
            • Willowra
              • Wiluna
                • Zeehan