Central Coast's Suburb Names and their Meanings

Bucketty Mountain Spring
Budgewoi Young Grass
Bungary North Bungarys grinding stones
Dooralong Timber for making spears
Ettalong Place for drinking
Girrakool Place of waters
Gorokan Dawn of early morning
Gwandalan Peace
Jilliby Where two creeks meet
Kanwal Snakes indeed
Kariong A meeting place
Koolewong Koala Bear there
Kulnura Up there in the clouds
Munmorah Stones for grinding seeds
Narara Black Snake
Ourimbah Sacred circle initiation of manhood
Patonga Oysters
Terrigal Place of little birds
Toowoon Bay The mating call of the Wonga Pidgeon
Toukley Many brambles
Tuggerah Savannah grasslands
Tumbi Umbi Plenty of water
Umina Repose
Watanobbi Hills surrounded by water
Woy Woy The big lagoon
Wyongah The yam pitch
Yarramalong The place of cedar trees

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