Hobart

The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart.


Perth

From Scottish Gaelic Peairt, from Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”).


Darwin

From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”).
The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.


George Town

Both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.

A town and local government area (George Town Council) in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Montana

en-proper noun

Montana (countable and uncountable, plural Montanas)

From Latin montāna
* the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”)
* the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname

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A locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Andover

From Middle English Andever, Andeafara, from Old English Andefera (“Andover”); possibly from Old English Ande + ēa + fara (literally “farer over the river Ande”) or from Old English Ande + ōfer (literally “[town situated on the] bank of the river Ande”).

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Henrietta

Henrietta (countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas)

Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.

A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Aberdeen

Aberdeen
Aberdeen (disambiguation)
Old Aberdeen

The first element is either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”), both from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). The second element is Don (“river in Scotland”) (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.
The area and town in Hong Kong is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.

named-after

A suburb of Devonport, in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Dorset

From the county town of Dorchester. The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsæte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”).

A local government area in north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Gordon

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

A place name:
A locale in Australia.
A river in Tasmania, Australia.


Franklin

en-prop

Franklin (countable and uncountable, plural Franklins)

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).


Hamilton

en-proper noun

Hamilton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamiltons)

Translingual: ℍ

From Old English Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire.

咸美頓

name of various cities in English-speaking countries

A town in Tasmania, Australia; named for early settler William Henry Hamilton.


Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Richmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):


Grove

* As an English surname, from the noun grove.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Le Groux, Le Greux, reduced from Gréoul, of Germanic origin, from *grēduz (“hunger”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
* As a north German surname, from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave). Also a Dutch and Low German form of Grub.
* As a German surname, variant of Graf.

A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Gray

Gray (surname)
Gray, Haute-Saône
Graye-sur-Mer
Grey (disambiguation)

* As an English, Irish, Scottish, and Norman surname, from the placename Graye-sur-Mer in Calvados, from Late Latin Graecus (“Greek”).
* Also as an English surname, from the adjective gray. Compare the Irish calque McGreevy.
* As a French surname, from Gray, Haute-Saône in France, from the personal name Gradus, a Gallo-Roman/Celtic pronunciation of Gratus, from the name Gratius.

A rural locality in north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Lincoln

en-proper noun

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

From Old English Lindcoln, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colonia, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.

Northern Midlands
Northern Midlands#English

A village in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Tomahawk

A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Swansea

From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally “Sveinn’s island”).

der

Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Glamorgan-Spring Bay#English

Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:

A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.


West Coast

British Columbia Coast
West Coast of the United States
West Coast, New Zealand
West Coast, Tasmania

A region and local government area (West Coast Council) in Tasmania, Australia.


Bagdad

A town in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Dover

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber.
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.


Derby

From Old English Deoraby, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse Djúra-bý (“village of the deer”), from dýr (“deer”) + bǿr (“settlement”). Influenced by British Latin Derventio, the Roman site predating Derby, and possibly also the Celtic river name Derwent.


Bellingham

en-proper noun

Bellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Bellinghams)

Two origins:
* The suburb of London is named with the Old English personal name Bera, a byname from bera (“bear”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The village in Northumberland is named with Old English belle (“bell”), in reference to a bell-shaped hill, + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”)

A coastal settlement in George Town council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Preston

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

A village in Central Coast council area, Tasmania.


Brighton

(place): From Old English Beorthelmstone (“Beorthelm's farm”)
: (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

der

A placename:
A number of places in Australia:
A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.

Brighton Council, a local government area in south-east Tasmania.


Exeter

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Exanċeaster. Equivalent to a contraction of Exe (a river) + Chester.


Roland

From Old French, from German Ruhm and German Land. Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando.

Chanson de Roland
Roland (disambiguation)

A rural community of Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia, named for a Captain Rolland.


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 town and suburb in Kingborough council area, near Hobart, Tasmania.


Underwood

The name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English.
The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood.
The common noun comes from the name of the manufacturer, after John T. Underwood, one of its founders.

A rural locality in the City of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Clarence

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.

The City of Clarence, a local government area in the Greater Hobart area of south-east Tasmania, Australia, named after the Duke of Clarence and a ship with that name.


Boyd

From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.

The Boyd River, a river in south-western Tasmania, Australia.


Sheffield

en-proper noun

Sheffield (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffields)

From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).

A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Glamorgan

From gwlad (“country”) + Morgan [Morgan's country] after Morgan Hen.

A former municipality in Tasmania, Australia, merged into Glamorgan-Spring Bay.


Scottsdale

A town in northeastern Tasmania, Australia.


Bangor

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).

Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.

A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.


Guildford

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

A former railway station in Tasmania, Australia.


Falmouth

In Cornwall, from Fal + mouth, at the mouth of the River Fal.

A rural community of Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Riverside

A residential suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Inglis

A river in north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Waverley

From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees".

cog

Any of several placenames in several countries:

A suburb of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Stonehenge

London
Pewsey
Stonehenge
Stonehenge (disambiguation)

Inherited from Middle English Stonhenge, from ston (“stone”) + henge (“hinge”) or hengen ("hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment"). More at Stonehenge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
The failure of /hɛnd͡ʒ/ to regularly raise to /ɪnd͡ʒ/, as in hinge, singe < Middle English henge, sengen, is probably due to the influence of the local dialect; compare the forms /ɛnd͡ʒ/, /sɛnd͡ʒ/ "hinge, singe" attested for the early 20th-century dialect of Pewsey, Wiltshire, approximately 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles) from Stonehenge.

A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania.


Kimberley

English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”).

A locality in Meander Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Kelso

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyd (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).

A small village in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Buckland

en-proper noun

Buckland (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklands)

From Old English bōc (“book”) + land (“land”).

A rural locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.


Calder

A number of rivers:
A short river in Tasmania, Australia.

A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Mangalore

Borrowed from Kannada ಮಂಗಳೂರು (maṅgaḷūru). Named after Hinduism deity Mangaladevi.

A rural locality in Brighton council area and Southern Midlands council area, south-east Tasmania, Australia.


Tamar

From Latin Tamarus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”). See more at Thames.

der

A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river.


Hayes

en-proper noun

Hayes (countable and uncountable, plural Hayeses)

*As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye.
*As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).

A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


荷巴特

/xɤ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

(Taiwan) Hobart (a city, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia)


霍巴特

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/


Tasman

Tasman Council, a local government area in south-east Tasmania, Australia.


Moriarty

From Irish Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a name from muir (“sea”) + ceardaí (“craftsman”).

der

A locality in Latrobe council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Strickland

en-proper noun

Strickland (countable and uncountable, plural Stricklands)

Habitational surname from the villages of Strickland Ketel and Strickland Roger, from Old English stirc (“bullock”) + land.

Central Highlands
Central Highlands#English

A rural locality in Central Highlands council area, Tasmania, Australia, named after Governor of Tasmania Gerald Strickland.


Хобарт

ru-proper noun+

Хо́барт • (Xóbart) m inan (genitive Хо́барта)

Хо́барт (canonical)
Xóbart (romanization)
Хо́барта (genitive)
Хо́барт (nominative singular)
Хо́барта (genitive singular)
Хо́барту (dative singular)
Хо́барт (accusative singular)
Хо́бартом (instrumental singular)
Хо́барте (prepositional singular)

Hobart (the capital city of Tasmania, Australia)


Wilmot

en-proper noun

Wilmot (countable and uncountable, plural Wilmots)

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name William.

A rural community of Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Kentish

Kentish Council, a local government area in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Currie

The largest township on, and the administrative centre of, King Island, Tasmania, Australia.


Waterhouse

A rural locality in Dorset local government area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Queenstown

From queen's + town, after various monarchs and consorts of the British Empire. Doublet of Quainton and Queenston. Cf. Queensville, Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton. Cobh was one of many places in Ireland that changed their names in the 1920s following the Irish Revolution.

A town in West Coast council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Barrington

Barrington (countable and uncountable, plural Barringtons)

* As an English surname, from several placenames, such as the one in Gloucestershire, from the Old English personal name Beorn + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). There is also the placename in Somerset of Norman origin, probably named after Barentin in Seine-Maritime, from Medieval Latin Barentinum, Barentini, of pre-Latin origin, perhaps of Celtic/Gaulish origin and identical with Barenton, both names from a Gaulish word related to water.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), see Barnes, Barron.

A locality in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Deloraine

A town in Meander Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Norwood

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

A suburb in the City of Launceston, Tasmania.


Yolla

A rural community of Tasmania, Australia


Montrose

From Scottish Gaelic moine (“moor”) + rois (“peninsula”).

A suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Bass Strait

A strait between Australia and Tasmania.


Boyer

Boyer (countable and uncountable, plural Boyers)

A rural locality in Brighton council area and Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Mowbray

Mowbray (countable and uncountable, plural Mowbrays)

English habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Montbray, in Normandy. The name of the village comes from Old French mont (“hill”) + brai (“mud, slime”).

A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Herrick

* As an English surname, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
* As a Dutch surname, from an assimilated Dutch form of Henry (also see Henrick), or from the Germanic elements *harjaz (“army”) + *rīks (“ruler”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEirc, "descendant of Erc," eventually meaning "speckled." Also spelled as Harkin.

A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Coniston

From Old Norse konungr (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“town, manor”), after the model of other settlements known as Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town”). Doublet of Coniston Cold. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstown, Kingstone, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.

A town in Derwent Valley, Tasmania, Australia.


Abercrombie

Of Scottish Gaelic origin, said to be from the earlier Abarcrumbach.

A rural locality in Tasmania, Australia.


Kettering

Kettering (countable and uncountable, plural Ketterings)

A coastal town in Kingborough council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Westbury

Westbury (countable and uncountable, plural Westburys)

From Old English west (“west”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”), alternatively west + -bury.


Launceston

Launceston, Cornwall
Launceston, Tasmania

The City of Launceston, a local government area in Tasmania which includes the city proper.


Southport

Former name: Hythe

A township in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.


Woodbridge

A locality in Kingborough council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.


Devonport

A city and local government area (City of Devonport) in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Derwent

From Middle English Derwent, Derwente, Derwynd, from Celtic dwr-gent ("clear water").

A river in Tasmania, Australia, which flows into the Tasman Sea near Hobart.


ホバート

Hobart (the capital of Tasmania, Australia)


Lauderdale

A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Crabtree

Crabtree (countable and uncountable, plural Crabtrees)

A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Melrose

Melrose (countable and uncountable, plural Melroses)

From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).

A rural community of the City of Devonport and Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Ridgeway

A suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Gretna

A small township in Tasmania, Australia.


Bridgewater

From bridge + water.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location next to a bridge over the LaHave River.

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/

A suburb of Hobart in Brighton council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Strahan

Strahan (countable and uncountable, plural Strahans)

A town on Macquarie Harbour in West Coast council area, Tasmania, Australia, named after Sir George Strahan. A former name was Regatta Point.


Kempton

Kempton (countable and uncountable, plural Kemptons)

From the Old English personal name Cempa, a byname from cempa (“soldier, warrior”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Bothwell

Bothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bothwells)

From Middle English bothe (“booth”) + welle (“well, spring”).

A small town in central Tasmania, Australia.


Harford

Harford (countable and uncountable, plural Harfords)

A rural community of Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Lisle

Lisle (countable and uncountable, plural Lisles)

A rural locality in Dorset council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Dysart

Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).

der

A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Montello

A suburb of the city of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.


Burnie

A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.


Karanja

en-proper noun

Karanja (countable and uncountable, plural Karanjas)

A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia; the name is thought to be of Indian origin.


होबार्ट

hi-proper noun

होबार्ट • (hobārṭ) ? (Urdu spelling ہوبارٹ)

Borrowed from English Hobart, named after Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire.

Hobart (a city, the state capital of Tasmania, Australia)


Rosetta

A suburb of Hobart, in the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.


パース

ja-pos

パース • (Pāsu)


Ellendale

A village in the Derwent Valley, Tasmania, Australia.


Elderslie

A rural locality in Central Highlands council area and Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Cranbrook

A locality and rural community in eastern Tasmania.


St Leonards

An eastern suburb of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Mornington

The likely original source is Irish Baile Uí Mhornáin, 'Ó Mornán's town'. Another source is from the Earl of Mornington in the Irish Peerage, e.g. in Victoria.

A suburb of the City of Clarence, near Hobart, Tasmania.


National Park

A rural locality in Central Highlands council area and Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


荷伯特

/hɔː²¹ paːk̚³ tɐk̚²/

/hɔː²¹ paːk̚³ tɐk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Hobart (a city, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia)


Gormanston

A ghost town, formerly a mining town, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.


Marlo

en-proper noun

Marlo (countable and uncountable, plural Marlos)


Exton

A rural settlement near Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.


Granton

A suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Beaumaris

A small community in north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Claremont

A locality in the City of Glenorchy and Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Ravenswood

Places in Australia:
A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania.


Blackwall

A rural locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Hagley

A small town in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Howth

From Old Norse hǫfuð (“head(land)”). Doublet of cape, capo, caput, chef, chief, and head.

doublet

A coastal locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Mount Gould

A few mountains around the world, in California, Montana, Tasmania and Antarctica.


Heybridge

A semi-rural locality near Burnie, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Deddington

A rural locality in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Newnham

en-proper noun

Newnham (countable and uncountable, plural Newnhams)

From Old English nēowan, weak dative form of nēowe (“new”), + hām (“village, hamlet”).

A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Staverton

A rural locality in Kentish Council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Port Arthur

Named after British naval officer William Arthur (Royal Navy) (1830-1866) in 1860.

named-after

A town and former convict settlement in Tasman council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Cradoc

A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, south-east Tasmania, Australia, named after a senior ship's officer.


Little Island

An island in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.


Goodwood

City of Glenorchy
City of Glenorchy#English

A suburb of the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania.


Holwell

en-proper noun

Holwell (countable and uncountable, plural Holwells)

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

A locality and rural community in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Central Coast

Central Coast Council (Tasmania), a local government area in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Dundas

en-proper-noun

Dundas (countable and uncountable, plural Dundases)

Dundas
Dundas Castle
en:Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician.

A historical mining locality near Zeehan, western Tasmania, where dundasite was discovered.


Waratah

A small town in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Punchbowl

→ Korean: 펀치볼 (Peonchibol)

From punch bowl. From being a bowl-shaped valley.
* (New South Wales): From being a circular valley in Belfield. The suburb of Punchbowl is named after the valley of Punch Bowl in neighbouring Belfield.
* (Korea): Coined by United Nations forces during the Korean War, when they fought a battle there.

A neighbourhood of Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia


Lowana

Lowana (countable and uncountable, plural Lowanas)

North-west and west
North-west and west#English

Former name of Loyetea.; A locality in Central Coast, North-west and west, Tasmania, Australia


Chudleigh

en-proper noun

Chudleigh (countable and uncountable, plural Chudleighs)

A rural locality in Meander Valley council area, near Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Grindelwald

From Alemannic German, probably corresponding to Grindel (from Middle High German grintel, from Old High German grintil (“bar, bolt”)) + Wald (“forest”).

A small town in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Railton

Railton (countable and uncountable, plural Railtons)

Habitational surname from a lost place in England, from Old English roege (“female roe deer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Huon

A river in southern Tasmania, Australia, named after Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec.


Hopatāone

Nō Poihākena, nō Wikitōria, nō Ātaraita, nō Hōpatāone, nō Aotearoa, nō Tonga, nō Whīti aua Minita.

Those ministers were from Sydney, Victoria, Adelaide, Hobart, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji.

Hobart (the capital of Tasmania, Australia)


North Esk

A river in northern Tasmania, Australia, which joins the Tamar.


York Town

A rural locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Oatlands

A historical village in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Frankford

A rural community north-west of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Zeehan

The name comes from Mount Zeehan, first sighted by Abel Tasman and later named after one of his ships, the Zeehaen.

A town in West Coast council area, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.


Breadalbane

The Canadian community is named after Breadalbane in Scotland.

A rural locality in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania.


Glenorchy

The City of Glenorchy, a local government area of Tasmania, Australia.

A suburb of Hobart, within the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania.


Tunbridge

en-proper-noun

Tunbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Tunbridges)

Habitational surname from any of various places called Tunbridge or Tonbridge, from Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + bryċġ (“bridge”).

der

A town in the Central LGA Region of Tasmania, Australia.


Avoca

A rural locality in north-east Tasmania.


Waratah-Wynyard

A local government area in north-west Tasmania, Australia, which includes the named places.


Wynyard

A town in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Southern Midlands

Southern Midlands Council, a local government area in south-east Tasmania, Australia.


Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council, a local government area in eastern Tasmania, Australia,, formed from the old municipalities of Glamorgan and Spring Bay.


Central Highlands

A region in central Tasmania, Australia.

Central Highlands Council, a local government area in the same area of Tasmania.


Spring Bay

A former municipality in Tasmania, Australia, merged into Glamorgan-Spring Bay.


South Arm

A residential locality on the South Arm Peninsula, City of Clarence, south-east Tasmania, Australia


Latrobe

A town in Latrobe Council Area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Latrobe Council, a local government area in northern Tasmania.


Blessington

A rural locality in the City of Launceston and Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia, named after Countess Blessington.


Northern Midlands

Northern Midlands Council, a local government area in central Tasmania, Australia.


Derwent Valley

Derwent Valley Council, a local government area in Tasmania, Australia.


South Esk

A river in northern Tasmania, Australia, which joins the North Esk.


Break O'Day

Break O'Day Council, a local government area in north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Kingborough

Perhaps from Kingston (a town within the council area) or the surname King + borough; the name does not occur elsewhere.

Kingborough Council, a local government area south of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Meander Valley

The valley itself is presumably named after the Meander River (Tasmania). There is also the town of Meander, Tasmania.

Meander Valley Council, a local government area in northern Tasmania, Australia.

Meander River (Tasmania)
Meander, Tasmania


Meander

A town in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

A river in northern Tasmania, which joins the South Esk.


Lilydale

A small town in the City of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Huon Valley

A valley in southern Tasmania, Australia, named after Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec.

Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island#English

Huon Valley Council, a local government area in southern Tasmania. It also includes the subantarctic Macquarie Island.


Lemont

A rural locality in Northern Midlands council area and Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Newstead

A place in Australia:
A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania.


Maydena

A locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


New Norfolk

Named for convicts and settlers moved from Norfolk Island.

A town in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Ulverstone

A town in Central Coast council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Circular Head

A local government area (Circular Head Council) in north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Redpa

A rural community of Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Nietta

A rural locality in Central Coast council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Smithton

A town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Trowutta

A rural locality in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.


Mole Creek

Named after a stream which disappears underground several times, like the animal.


St Marys

A town in Break O'Day council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.


Russell Falls

A waterfall in the Central Highlands, Tasmania, Australia.


Regatta Point

A port and railway terminus on Macquarie Harbour in West Coast council area, Tasmania, Australia. It was also the old name for Strahan.


Parattah

A small town in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


South Burnie

A locality and suburb of the City of Burnie, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Glenora

A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Rhyndaston

A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Conara

Believed to be an Aboriginal word for coal or charcoal.

A rural locality in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.