Hi there, wanted to share some Indigenous Australian names that I’ve come across in my years of living around the different states and territories of Australia.
(Note: there are hundreds of indigenous languages and I acknowledge and respect their cultures and thank those who have shared their names with me)
I know there’s a few names in there that’ll be pronounced more with the American accent rather than Aussie one so give it a try in both and see which way sounds better to you.
Adelong - plain with a creek
Akora - hut
[name_f]Alinta[/name_f] - fire
[name_f]Alira[/name_f] - quartz
Alkira - bright, sunny
Alumuna - our home
Antakira - south
Arinyuna - distant, long way away
Arrabri - big mountain
Arrellah - dancing ground
Arriemutha - sea
Ballin - river
Beela - river
Booah - mahogany
Bulga - a single mountain
Callemondah - hilly
Carawatha - pine forest
Carinya - happy peaceful home
Carramar - shade of trees
Currindah - black duck
Daku - sand hill
Danina - farewell
Djenak - evil spirit
Elinya - native grass
Goorda - island
Illira - shelter
Jarrah - tree
[name_f]Jedda[/name_f] - wild goose
Jeetho- depart
Jilliby - where two creeks meet
Jingal - moon
Jirrah - kangaroo
Joalah - lyrebird (prn. koala with a j)
Kallara - tea tree
Kallioota - green country
Kaiela - river (prn. [name_u]Kye[/name_u]-[name_f]Ella[/name_f])
[name_f]Kallee[/name_f] - emu
Kaycenee - water
Karalaya - pretty flower
Karani - duck
[name_f]Karie[/name_f] - traveller
Kariwara - west
Katandra - song of birds
[name_f]Karrah[/name_f] - black cockatoo
Karrendi - birds of flight
Karu - creek
[name_f]Keera[/name_f] - big lagoon, big mountain
[name_f]Kiandra[/name_f] - sharp stones
[name_f]Korina[/name_f] - white cockatoo
Kullah - koala
Kullindi - she oak
Kuranna - thunder
Kuranya- rainbow
Lallira - sun
[name_f]Lutana[/name_f]- moon
Marana - stars
Marombi - shield
Meelah - native well
Merrigum - little plain
Merrindah - beautiful
Meruko - wattle
Milina - paperbark tree
[name_f]Minka[/name_f] - cave
Miluna - racing
Mireen - south
MiriMiri - high up
Moonah - island
Nakari- moon
[name_f]Narelle[/name_f] - little river
Nariel - small spring
Narranda - east
Nimitybelle - source of many springs
[name_f]Noora[/name_f] - camp
Nullah - club
Pitara - desert
Tallara - rain
Tarraleah - kangaroo
Tarrina - albatross
Tatura - small lagoon
Tiari - wind
Tjila - the big one, leader
Tyalla - eucalyptus
Walkandi - north
Wambiri - sea coast
Wyuna - clear water
Yarrah - red river gum
Yarran - acacia tree
Yindi- sun
Yurrah - plenty of trees
Curious to find out which ones have potential for those outside of Australia and which ones are you favourites.
I’ve been curious about;
[name_f]Alira[/name_f] 
Beela (she was a sweet but cheeky little girl)
Jilliby (fun to say and kinda sounds like jellybean)
[name_f]Karie[/name_f] (short, sweet, and cute)
Lallira (luh lir uh, could say it all say)
Merrigum (sounds like it belongs in the may Gibbs books with snugglepot and cuddlepie)
Tiari
The names I’ve come across the most are;
[name_f]Alinta[/name_f]
Carinya
Danina
Jirrah
Katandra
Meelah
Merrindah
[name_f]Minka[/name_f] (mostly girls under ten)
[name_f]Narelle[/name_f] (mostly older women)
Tarrina (tuh rin uh not taryn-a)
Yarrah
It’s interesting to see how different names are especially in remote locations.
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