City Names - Oceania

By Tabitha_Stone · Updated May 2023

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A list of names that are also the names of city, town, and/or village names in Oceania.

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Adelaide
Variant of Adelheidis, German
"noble, nobility"
Adelaide is now heading straight uphill on the coattails of such newly popular sisters as Ava, Ada, and Audrey, and in the company of Adeline and Amelia. It was chosen by Britain's Princess Eugenie…
Sydney
Variation of Sidney, English from French
"Saint Denis"
Sydney was a hot girls' name in the 1990s, but she's arguably still cool. One of the original old man names adopted for baby girls, Sydney's popularity may be down but she's not out. Cool girl…
Nelson
English
"son of Neil"
Nelson is a rather stiff and dated surname name that is sometimes used to honor distinguished South African activist Nelson Mandela, as Celine Dion did for one of her twin boys. Other notable…
Darwin
English
"dear friend"
Enough parents have found naturalist Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, a worthy hero to keep Darwin relatively consistently in the Top 1000. It has a lovely meaning too—"dear…
Levin
German
"dear friend"
Levin, known in the U.S. mostly as a surname, is a Top 100 boys' name in Germany. There have been saints with variations of this name, whose meaning relates to love.
Hamilton
English and Scottish
"treeless hill"
Unless it runs in your family, or Alexander Hamilton is your particular hero, you might consider something less imposing -- and without the teasable nickname Ham. Scottish curler Hamilton McMillan Jr…
Wellington
English surname from place name
"people living in the hamlet in the cleared area near the temple"
Wellington is a tony-sounding English surname turned baby name by pregnancy guru Rosie Pope, who calls her son Wells for short. It's also the middle name of one of the Sweet Home sextuplets, Blu…
Yona
Cherokee or variation of Jonah, Hebrew
"bear; dove"
A name with a double animal connection via two distinct origins, one Native American and the other Hebrew and Biblical. Yona is rare in the US but not unknown: It was given to a dozen baby girls in…
Tari
Nouveau name that's cute but slight, ala older sisters Tori and Teri.
Buna
Buna is a succinct feminine name with diverse cultural origins. In Ethiopian traditions, particularly among the Oromo people, Buna refers to coffee and its important cultural ceremonies. The name…
Daru
Daru is a masculine name with diverse cultural roots. In Persian, it means 'remedy' or 'medicine,' reflecting its connection to healing and wellness. In Hindi, Daru can mean 'wine' or 'alcohol.' It's…
Jakarta
Place name
Jakarta, the name of the capital and largest city of Indonesia, is located on the island of Java. Both Jakarta and Java could make interesting and unusual choices for a girl.
Melbourne
English, place name
"mill stream"
Best associated with the Australian city, Melbourne is occasionally used as a given name. The city itself was named after the British Prime Minister, William Lamb, the 2nd Viscount Melbourne -…
Mendi
Mendi is a feminine name with multiple potential origins, including as a variant of Mindy (itself a diminutive of Melinda), or from Basque culture where it means "mountain." The name also appears in…
Napier
Scottish occupational name
"producer or seller of table linens"
The surname of the influential early Scottish inventor of logarithms could make an inspiring middle name choice for a mathematically inclined family.
Perth
Scottish
"thornbush thicket"
There's a Perth in Scotland and a bigger one in Australia; this name could make a statement similar to Heath.
Wanaka
Maori placename
"place of knowledge"
This beautiful lakeside town in southern New Zealand would make an unusual but wearable choice for a daughter. It benefits from having a great meaning, too.

City Names - Oceania

About this list

The names

Adelaide

Sydney

Nelson

Darwin

Levin

Hamilton

Wellington

Yona

Tari

Buna

Daru

Jakarta

Melbourne

Mendi

Napier

Perth

Wanaka