Aboriginal names are used at various brown sign destinations. The list below are names used with the meaning. Click on the name to see more detail if available.
As there are hundreds of Aboriginal dialects throughout Australia and the languages are often passed on orally, rather than written, the spelling and pronunciation and meaning can vary. The meanings of these Aboriginal names are in the context of where they are used and for what they are used.
| Aboriginal Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Awoonga | Sheet of water |
| Beerburrum | Sound of wings of the King Parrot, from bir-barram |
| Beerwah | Up in the sky, from birra wa(ndum) |
| Booninybah | place of the echidna |
| Borolin | Land of the Kangaroo |
| Bubu | Land; a person’s country – where he or she belongs |
| Coonowrin | Crooked neck, from Coonoon-warrang |
| Dalgibone | Hard dry land |
| Dangama Mungar | Talking mountain |
| Dulong | Mud or wet clay |
| Gaba Gaba | bluff |
| Goomburra | Shield, or fire black tribe |
| Goomoolahra | Big waterfall |
| Gulum | Blunt |
| Gwongorella | Dancing waters |
| Ikara | throwing stick or meeting place |
| Jalun | Sea |
| Jalunbu | Derived from Jalun and Bubu, sea and land meet |
| Kanyana | Meeting of people, gathering place |
| Kirar | Creek |
| Kondalilla | Rushing waters |
| Kulum | Headless |
| Kunkala | Running fresh water |
| Kumbartcho | Hoop Pine |
| Kuralboo | Deep down |
| Millaa Millaa | Rainforest vine, Elaeagnus Triflora |
| Murgon | Lily pond |
| Ngungun | Black |
| Nyleta | Where the waters meet |
| Parnimilli | Little river |
| Tallanbana | Out of the rushes |
| Tamba | Mangroves |
| Tanninaba | Zamia palm ground |
| Tibrogargan | Biting sugar glider |
| Tinchi | Ibis |
| Turana | Rainbow |
| Ulugundahi | Shape of an ear |
| Warrarnbunna | place of the long ground |
| Warringa | Cool place |
| Woorim | Kangaroo |
| Wunburra | Run up hill, hunting dog |
| Wunjanbara Bunna | Giant man |
| Yina | Trail |
| Yuraba | Place of Spotted Gums |
