Bentley

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.

A place name, including:
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English


Como

A suburb of Perth, in the City of South Perth, Western Australia.


Como

Como (a suburb of Perth, in the City of South Perth, Western Australia)


Cambridge

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From Middle English Cantebrigge, Grentebrige, from Old English Grante bryċġ, Granta-briċġ, Grantanbryċġ (“Granta-bridge”). Granta is probably of Celtic origin, identified as Brythonic settlement, Cair Grauth. Doublet of Cam.
By Middle English when the name of the settlement had changed to "Cantebrigge" and eventually "Cambridge", the lower stretches of the River Granta were renamed Cam by back-formation from Cambridge.

A local government area (the Town of Cambridge) in Perth, Western Australia.


Whitby

en-proper noun

Whitby (countable and uncountable, plural Whitbys)

Whitbys (plural)
Whidbee (alternative)
Whidby (alternative)

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

A placename:
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Wilson

Wilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

From Will (short form of William) + -son.

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A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.


Vincent

en-proper noun

Vincent (countable and uncountable, plural Vincents)

→ Arabic: فينسنت (fīnsint)

→ Greek: Βίνσεντ (Vínsent)

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→ Japanese: ビンセント (Binsento), ヴィンセント (Vinsento)

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Vincent.


Darlington

/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/

-ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

A number of places in Australia:
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Westminster

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west + minster.

City of Westminster
Westminster (disambiguation)

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.


Butler

en-proper noun

Butler (countable and uncountable, plural Butlers)

Butler (surname)
en:Butler (disambiguation)

* (English surname): From Middle English Butler.
* (Anglicized surname): From French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier.
* (placename): From the surname

der

An outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Freo

From Fremantle + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

(Western Australia, informal) Fremantle (a suburb of Perth, Western Australia).


Martin

en-proper noun

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.

af

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Gosnells, Western Australia.


Swan

en-proper noun

Swan (countable and uncountable, plural Swans)

From swan, the bird.
* (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird.

A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Swan.


Medina

Al Madinah (alternative)
Madinah (alternative)


Fremantle

Fremantle (countable and uncountable, plural Fremantles)

The surname is a variant of Freemantle. The Australian seaport is named after Captain (later Admiral) Charles Howe Fremantle, who pronounced British possession of Western Australia and established a camp at the site of the now port.

A major port city and suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Warwick

From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

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Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.


Bedford

Bedford (disambiguation)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford.
The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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A suburb of Perth, in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia, named after Frederick Bedford.


Carlisle

From Middle English Carlele, from Middle English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin Luguvalium), from Proto-Celtic *Luguwalos (personal name, literally “strength of Lugus”), from *Lugus + *walos (“strength”).
The absence of a suffix comparable to Welsh -ydd in the underlying Cumbric form is unexplained; see w:Cumbric/Absence of -ydd.

der

A suburb of Perth, in the Town of Victoria Park, Western Australia.


Shelley

From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".


Crawley

From Old English crāwe (“crow”), genitive plural, crāwan + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A western suburb of the City of Perth, Western Australia, taken from the surname.


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 suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan, Western Australia.


Henderson

en-prop

Henderson (countable and uncountable, plural Hendersons)

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia.


Malaga

en-proper noun

Malaga (countable and uncountable, plural Malagas)

From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (Mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (Málaka or Malake) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via Polish Malaga.


Waterford

From water + ford. In the case of the city in Ireland, this is a modification through folk etymology of Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr (literally “wether ford”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Waterford, Ireland.


Melville

en-proper noun

Melville (countable and uncountable, plural Melvilles)

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Melville.

A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Melville.


Stirling

Borrowed from Middle Scots Stirveling, from Early Scots Strivelin, Strivelyn, likely from Scottish Gaelic srib (“stream”) + Scottish Gaelic linn (“pool, lake”). Cognate with Old French Estrivelin, Middle Welsh Ystriflin.

A local government area, the City of Stirling, in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.


Carmel

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).


Wembley

Derived from the Old English proper name Wemba and lēah (“clearing in a forest; meadow, leigh”).

A western suburb of Perth, in the Town of Cambridge and City of Stirling, Western Australia.


Bateman

en-prop

Bateman (countable and uncountable, plural Batemans)

From Bate + man, with the meaning "servant of Bate".

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville, Western Australia.


Leighton

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.

A coastal area in North Fremantle, City of Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia.


Dayton

en-proper noun

Dayton (countable and uncountable, plural Daytons)

A variant spelling of Deighton.
* Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area.


Peel

Peel (countable and uncountable, plural Peels)

Peels (plural)
Peal (alternative)
Peall (alternative)

A region south of Perth, Western Australia.


Cockburn

Cockburn (countable and uncountable, plural Cockburns)

→ Translingual: cockburni

Scottish habitational surname, from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + burne (“stream, brook, river”).

A local government area in Perth, Western Australia, named after Cockburn Sound and Sir George Cockburn; in full, the City of Cockburn.


Morley

en-prop

Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)

From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia.


Ashby

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

Ashbee (alternative)
Ashbey (alternative)

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia.


Singleton

Singleton (countable and uncountable, plural Singletons)

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

An outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Inglewood

From Old English Engla, genitive plural of Engle (“the English, the Angles”) + wudu (“woods, forest”).

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.


Clarkson

From Middle English clerc (“cleric”) + -son, equivalent to Clark + -son.

A northern suburb of Perth, in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia.


Greenwood

en-proper noun

Greenwood (countable and uncountable, plural Greenwoods)

* Probably from green + wood, an area covered with trees.
* The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.


Canning

* The civil parish in New Brunswick is likely named after British prime minister George Canning (1770 - 1827).
* The village in Nova Scotia is named after British prime minister George Canning (1770 - 1827).

A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Canning.


Subiaco

A suburb and local government area (the City of Subiaco) in Perth, Western Australia.


Midland

From Middle English mydlonde, equivalent to mid- + land.

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan, Western Australia.


Rockingham

Rockingham (countable and uncountable, plural Rockinghams)

From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

A local government area and suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after the ship Rockingham, which was blown ashore there; in full, the City of Rockingham.


Haynes

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Armadale, Western Australia.


Kingsley

"The king's wood or clearing", from Old English cynges, genitive of cyng (“king”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

The name of various geographical places:


Murdoch

Unknown, but possibly from Scottish Gaelic muir (“sea”), or from muireach (“mariner”); or from descendants of Clan Macpherson, also titled "Clann Mhuirich" indicating descent from "Mhuirich the Parson"; or from descendants of legendary bard Muiredach O Daly.

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after Walter Murdoch.


Subi

(slang) Clipping of Subiaco: a suburb and local government area (the City of Subiaco) in Perth, Western Australia.


Woodbridge

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan, Western Australia, previously named West Midland.


Westfield

en-prop

Westfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westfields)

From Old English west (“west”) + feld (“field”), equivalent to west + field. Doublet of Westerveld.
The former village in New Brunswick may be named after Westfield, Massachusetts. The civil parish is named after the village.

The former name of a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, now named Camillo.


Stratton

en-proper noun

Stratton (countable and uncountable, plural Strattons)

From Old English strǣt (“street, paved high-way”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

Former name: Wexcombe

An eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia; taken from the surname.


Whiteman

en-proper noun

Whiteman (countable and uncountable, plural Whitemans)

A suburb in north-east Perth, Western Australia.


Embleton

Embleton (countable and uncountable, plural Embletons)


Belmont

Belmont (countable and uncountable, plural Belmonts)

From either French bel (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain, mount”), or else Italian bel (a clipped form of bello (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain”).

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.


Hocking

Hocking (countable and uncountable, plural Hockings)

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia, named after landowner Herbert Hocking.


Bickley

Bickley (countable and uncountable, plural Bickleys)

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Kalamunda, Western Australia.


Bellevue

Bellevue (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevues)

Bellevues (plural)
Belle Vue (alternative)
Belle-Vue (alternative)
Belle-vue (alternative)
Belleview (alternative)
Bellvue (alternative)
Bellview (alternative)

Borrowed from French Bellevue and belle (“nice, fair”) + vue (“view”).

A placename
A place in Australia.
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Greenough

Greenough (countable and uncountable, plural Greenoughs)

A historical settlement 400 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia.


Kinross

A northern suburb of Perth, in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.


Mount Pleasant

City of Melville
City of Melville#English

A suburb of Perth, City of Melville, Western Australia.


Highgate

en-prop

Highgate (countable and uncountable, plural Highgates)

Highgates (plural)
Heygate (alternative)

From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.


Dalkeith

From Cumbric *dol (“meadow”) + *cêd (“wood, forest”).


Herne Hill

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan, Western Australia.


Claremont

A suburb of Perth, in the Town of Claremont and City of Nedlands, Western Australia.

A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the Town of Claremont.


Victoria Park

British Commonwealth
British Commonwealth

Any of a large number of parks, sports grounds, and some suburbs around the world, mainly in the British Commonwealth.

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, south-east of the city centre.


Forrestfield

Forrestfield, North Lanarkshire
Forrestfield, Western Australia

A suburb in the City of Kalamunda, near Perth, Western Australia.


Armadale

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Armadale.


Swanbourne

From Old English swan + burna (“stream”).

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Nedlands, Western Australia.


Geraldton

A coastal city north of Perth, Western Australia.


Little Island

An island off the coast of Perth, Western Australia.


Maylands

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.


ウォーターフォード

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ウォーターフォード • (Wōtāfōdo)


Almondbank

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, north-west of Perth (OS grid ref NO0626).


Northbridge

An inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Mandurah

A coastal city south of Perth, Western Australia.


Jolimont

A western suburb of Perth, in the City of Subiaco, Western Australia.


Attadale

A riverside suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville, Western Australia.


Edgewater

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.


Waroona

A town in the Peel region, south of Perth, Western Australia.


Cannington

* In Somerset, recorded as Cantuctun c.880 and Cantoctona in 1086 (DB), a settlement by the Quantock Hills. Present spelling adopted c.1641.
* In Western Australia, from Canning + -ton, being named after the Canning River.

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.


Wanneroo

A northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


St James

A suburb of Perth, in the Town of Victoria Park and City of Canning, Western Australia, named after St James's Park in London.


Kwinana

Named after the SS Kwinana, wrecked there in 1922.

A suburban area south of Perth, Western Australia.


Kalamunda

An eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Kalamunda.


Nedlands

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Nedlands and City of Perth, Western Australia.

The City of Nedlands, a local government area in Perth, Western Australia.


Daglish

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Subiaco, Western Australia.


Eglinton

A coastal suburb of Perth, in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia, named after a barque that was wrecked there in 1852.


Woodvale

A suburb of Perth, in the Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo, Western Australia.


Treeby

A southern suburb of Perth, in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia, named after settlers Joseph and Emma Treeby.


Greenmount

A suburb of Perth, in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia.


Mundaring

A suburb and local government area (the Shire of Mundaring) east of Perth, Western Australia.


Mount Helena

A suburb of Perth, in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia, named after the Helena River.


Swan View

An eastern suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan and Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia.


South Perth

An inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

The City of South Perth, a local government area on the south side of Perth, Western Australia.


Applecross

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after the Scottish locality.


North Fremantle

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Fremantle, Western Australia, located on a peninsula.


Kelmscott

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Armadale, Western Australia, named after Kelmscott, Oxon.