Unusual Australian Places

Horton

English

"gray settlement"

Sweet and southern-feeling, maybe thanks to Horton Foote, author of Tender Mercies and The Trip to Bountiful, not to mention the Dr. Seuss connection.

Hume

Scottish variation of Holmes

Distinguished actor Hume Cronyn (who shared his father's name) put this unusual choice in the lexicon.

Melville

Scottish

"settlement on infertile land"

All names ending in ville are in nowheresville.

Innes

Scottish

"from the river island"

Innis is the name of an island (and Gaelic word for island) which became a Scottish surname and clan name before being used as a first. It hasn't been heard much in the U.S., but could attract more…