Watson

and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Higgins

An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).

der

A place name, which could be of either etymology:


Casey

en-proper noun

Casey (countable and uncountable, plural Caseys)

Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Richard Casey, Baron Casey.


Gordon

Derived from a Proto-Brythonic term meaning “spacious fort”.

A suburb of Canberra; named for poet Adam Lindsay Gordon.


Phillip

Phillip (countable and uncountable, plural Phillips)

Philip#First name
Philip#Surname
Phillip, Australian Capital Territory

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Arthur Phillip


Russell

→ Translingual: russelianus

→ French: Russell

Inherited from Middle English Russel, from Anglo-Norman Russel. Doublet of Rousseau/Roussel. Equivalent to russel.

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, containing government offices.


Taylor

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.


Bruce

From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.


Hughes

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.


Cook

Cook (countable and uncountable, plural Cooks)

Audio (US)

Audio (AU)

some speakers from Northern England and Ireland

cuck (most accents without the foot-strut split)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for James Cook.


Holt

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)

English, Dutch, north German, Norwegian and Danish surname, all from the noun holt (“copse, woodland”).

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after PM Harold Holt.


Page

Page (countable and uncountable, plural Pages)


Wright

Wright (countable and uncountable, plural Wrights)

Translingual: Wright Mons

English and Scottish occupational surname, from the archaic noun wright (“builder, maker”). Found as the second element of compounds such as Wainwright, Cartwright, etc.


Turner

Turner (countable and uncountable, plural Turners)

From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.


Griffith

Griffith (countable and uncountable, plural Griffiths)


Harrison

Harrison (countable and uncountable, plural Harrisons)


Richardson

Richardson (countable and uncountable, plural Richardsons)

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃɚdsən/


Chapman

From Middle English chapman, chepman, equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman.

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia


Campbell

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”).
* As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell.
* As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above.
* (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.


Fisher

Fisher (countable and uncountable, plural Fishers)

From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker.

Fisker

Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages


Kingston

In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.
In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.

doublet

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.


Weston

From Old English west (“west”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Reid

en-proper noun

Reid (countable and uncountable, plural Reids)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for George Reid, 4th Prime Minister of Australia.


Lawson

Lawson (countable and uncountable, plural Lawsons)

* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws.
* As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.


Fraser

Fraser (countable and uncountable, plural Frasers)

Scottish surname thought to be from Norman, but not corresponding to any obvious places in France; perhaps a corrupted transcription of a Middle Irish name. More at Fraser.


Stirling

Likely from Scottish Gaelic srib (“stream”) + Scottish Gaelic linn (“pool, lake”).


Flynn

Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after John Flynn.


Beard

Originally a nickname for someone with a beard.

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after ex-convict Timothy Beard.


Banks

Banks (countable and uncountable, plural Bankses)


Downer

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after John Downer.


Pearce

From Piers, the medieval vernacular form of Peter.


Nicholls

From a medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.


O'Connor

Anglicisation of Irish Ó Conchúir, meaning "descendant of Conor".


Monash

A place in Australia; all are named after John Monash:


Duffy

Duffy (countable and uncountable, plural Duffys)

From the Irish surname, from Ó Dubhthaigh (literally “descendant of Dubhthach”) and Mac Duibhshíthe (literally “son of Duibhshíth”), from dubh (“black”) + sìth (“peace”), comparable to the surname Duff.

A suburb of Canberra, Australia; named for Charles Gavan Duffy, 8th Premier of Victoria.


Parkes

A non-residential suburb in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Bonner

Bonner (countable and uncountable, plural Bonners)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Hawker

Hawker (countable and uncountable, plural Hawkers)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Charles Hawker.


Palmerston

Most places were named after Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, usually known as Lord Palmerston.

A suburb of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Derived from the surname Palmer.


Oxley

Oxley (countable and uncountable, plural Oxleys)

From Old English oxa (“ox”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to ox + -ley (“lea”).

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:


Gilmore

Gilmore (countable and uncountable, plural Gilmores)

From Scottish Gaelic gille (“servant lad”) + Moire (“Mary mother of Jesus”).


Melba

Coined by Nellie Melba as a pseudonym; derived from Melbourne.


Latham

Latham (countable and uncountable, plural Lathams)

Habitational surname from any of various places in northern England, from the dative plural form of Old Norse hlaða (“storehouse, barn”).

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Mawson

Mawson (countable and uncountable, plural Mawsons)


Greenway

Greenway (countable and uncountable, plural Greenways)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Francis Greenway.


Forde

Forde (countable and uncountable, plural Fordes)

A northern suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Frank Forde.


Farrer

Farrer (countable and uncountable, plural Farrers)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after William Farrer.


Macgregor

Macgregor (countable and uncountable, plural Macgregors)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after William MacGregor.


Lyneham

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Named after Sir William Lyne.


Florey

Florey (countable and uncountable, plural Floreys)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Howard Florey.


Duntroon

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, and the location of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.


Macnamara

MacNamara
Macnamara, Australian Capital Territory


Eastlake

w:Kingston, Australian Capital Territory

Former name of Kingston, Australian Capital Territory.; A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia


Deakin

Deakin (countable and uncountable, plural Deakins)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Alfred Deakin.


Narrabundah

Widely accepted to mean 'bird of prey' or 'the little hawk' in the Ngunnawal language.


Rivett

Rivett (countable and uncountable, plural Rivetts)

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of rivets, from Old French rivet (“rivet, fastener”).


Tuggeranong

Believed to be derived from a Ngunnawal expression meaning 'cold place'.

A district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Macarthur

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after John Macarthur (wool pioneer).