{"id":1711,"date":"2013-02-12T02:40:04","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somethinkodd.com\/oddthinking\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2013-02-12T02:40:04","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:40:04","slug":"pseudo-reduplication-in-australian-place-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethinkodd.com\/oddthinking\/2013\/02\/12\/pseudo-reduplication-in-australian-place-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Pseudo-Reduplication in Australian Place Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently saw an American blogger refer to Walla Walla as some parochial region of Australia. I assumed he meant Wagga Wagga, a well-known city with a weird name, but no, there is also a place called Walla Walla, so maybe he wasn’t confused at all.<\/p>\n

Which brings up the question – apart from the well-known Wagga Wagga, Woy Woy and Curl Curl, how many other Australian locations have repeated names?<\/p>\n

Well, according to the 2010 Australian Gazetteer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ambah-Ambah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bael Bael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balla Balla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bally Bally<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ban Ban<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Banda Banda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandi Bandi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bang Bang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barra Barra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baw Baw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beean Beean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beek Beek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beggan Beggan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bellum Bellum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bet Bet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billa Billa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bindi Bindi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bira Bira<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bli Bli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bom Bom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bon Bon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bone Bone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bong Bong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boo Boo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Book Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bookine Bookine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boola Boola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boonoo Boonoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Booti Booti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bouka Bouka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bril Bril<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brim Brim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brit Brit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bruk Bruk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Budgee Budgee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bul Bul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulla Bulla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulla-Bulla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buln Buln<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bunda Bunda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bunna Bunna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burrah Burrah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burrum Burrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carag Carag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chalby Chalby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charl Charl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chiggil Chiggil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chin Chin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colac Colac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collum Collum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coomoo Coomoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cope Cope<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cowan Cowan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curl Curl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derra Derra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derri Derri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doon Doon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dora Dora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drik Drik<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drop Drop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drung Drung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duckan Duckan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dum Dum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durd-Durd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durren Durren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elong Elong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eurie Eurie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gan Gan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gang Gang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ganoo Ganoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gatum Gatum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gherang Gherang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghin Ghin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghinni Ghinni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gil Gil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gin Gin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gol Gol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golton Golton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Good Good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gooda Gooda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goonoo Goonoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gre Gre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greg Greg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grong Grong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gubbuh Gubbuh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gumly Gumly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gun Gun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gundy Gundy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gunyah Gunyah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gurra Gurra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guy Guy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ika-Ika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imbi Imbi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Itali Itali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jellat Jellat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerra Jerra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jika Jika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jil Jil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jimba Jimba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jingi Jingi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joel Joel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jung Jung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kadji Kadji<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kalk Kalk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kara Kara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karup Karup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kawl Kawl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keri Keri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ki Ki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kin Kin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korrak Korrak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kunat Kunat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kundle Kundle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kurri Kurri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lal Lal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lang Lang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mandu Mandu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merri Merri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merty Merty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mia Mia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millaa Millaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milly Milly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min Min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mirra Mirra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitta Mitta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mogil Mogil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mona Mona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moon Moon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mooney Mooney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moora Moora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morrl Morrl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mucca Mucca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mugga Mugga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Muggy-Muggy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Muli Muli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mulla Mulla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mundi Mundi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Munna Munna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murra Murra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murrin Murrin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nacki Nacki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nan Nan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nap Nap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nareeb Nareeb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Narra Narra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nerren Nerren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nerrin Nerrin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Never Never<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ngarram Ngarram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ngillin Ngillin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ni Ni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nil Nil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nour Nour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nowa Nowa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nulla Nulla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Numby Numby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nunga Nunga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nurra-Nurra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obi Obi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obum Obum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ona Ona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pandie Pandie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pangki Pangki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pendyk Pendyk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perrit Perrit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pier Pier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pindi Pindi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pom Pom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puka Puka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pura Pura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pyry Pyry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quanda Quanda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tabba Tabba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Talga Talga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tambal-Tambal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tarra Tarra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tilba Tilba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tilun Tilun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toogan-Toogan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Topi Topi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tucka Tucka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tucki Tucki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyrl Tyrl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ula Ula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Utah Utah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valley Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vite Vite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waar Waar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wadda Wadda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waddy Waddy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wagga Wagga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wak Wak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wal Wal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walla Walla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallah Wallah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallan Wallan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallen Wallen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walyer Walyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wangi Wangi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warra Warra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warra-Warra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wat Wat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wau-Wau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Way Way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weeyuh Weeyuh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weir Weir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whian Whian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilby Wilby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willi Willi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wing Wing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wirrum Wirrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wodi Wodi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wog Wog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wolla Wolla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wong Wong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wonga Wonga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodie Woodie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wooli Wooli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woop Woop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woorong Woorong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woy Woy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wujal Wujal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wuk Wuk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wurruk Wurruk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wye Wye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wyndi Wyndi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yabba Yabba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yan Yan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yang Yang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yarra Yarra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yarram Yarram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yeo Yeo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yere Yere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yo Yo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

That’s only official names. It excludes a long list of unofficial names (like Kulu Kulu) and historical names (like Wirra Wirra), but I assume you were all sticklers for government approval. It also only includes exact duplications, with or without a space or dash separator.<\/p>\n

So, in total, 234. <\/p>\n

I hope that satisfies your curiousity.<\/p>\n

\n

If it doesn’t, you can do some further research, as I did. You can find out that Wikipedia<\/a> had a list all along (but only manages to find 116 of them). Wikipedia also explains<\/a> that, in some Australian aboriginal languages, plurals are formed by doubling a word, explaining the common occurrence.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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