Place Names Over Which Uncertainty Exists
- Ballina - possibly named after Ballina in Ireland.
- Bruthen - a Celtic place name used in Britain, (now named Breidden), between Shropshire, England and Powys, Wales; also a Scott's Gaelic word meaning striped or checked; and in Cornish the word means freckled or speckled.
- Bodalla - a corruption of "boat alley".
- Narrabeen - a corruption of "narrow bean".
- Traralgon
- Ulladulla - a corruption of "holey dollar".
- Warracknabeal
- Watanobbi - could be from Watanabe, Japanese surname.
Read more about this topic: List Of Australian Place Names Of Aboriginal Origin
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