Northern Territory Town Names

  1. Arnhem
    • Benmara
      • Berrimah
        • Billengarrah
          • Casuarina
            • Coolibah
              • Darwin
                • Origin:

                  English
                • Meaning:

                  "dear friend"
                • Description:

                  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 dropped off in 2021 but is back in 2022)—though some might just like its trendy two-syllable sound. It has a lovely meaning too—"dear friend."
              • Delamere
                • Elkedra
                  • Fitzroy
                    • Origin:

                      English
                    • Meaning:

                      "son of the king"
                    • Description:

                      An English surname originally given to the illegitimate sons of a monarch. Might be a nice middle name choice to honor an ancestral Roy.
                  • Florina
                    • Origin:

                      Latin
                    • Meaning:

                      "flower"
                  • Flinders
                    • Kakadu
                      • Larrakeyah
                        • Leliyn
                          • Litchfield
                            • Marlow
                              • Origin:

                                English
                              • Meaning:

                                "driftwood"
                              • Description:

                                Marlow is a suave, unusual surname-name that was chosen by Celine designer Phoebe Philo for her older son. Caveat: it sounds just like the feminine Marlo and, with the addition of a final 'e', has begun to be used for girls.
                            • Melville
                              • Origin:

                                Scottish
                              • Meaning:

                                "settlement on infertile land"
                              • Description:

                                All names ending in ville are in nowheresville.
                            • Maningrida
                              • Marrakai