Oh, and before you ask, I haven't been to all these places. Many of them are simply tiny hamlets or areas scattered among the full-fledged towns and cities.
First of all, let's look at the multi-word names. Consider the following...
Bay of Fires (named for the flame-coloured wildflowers).
Break of Day Plains which shares its charming name with the Break o' Day River. What could be lovelier than that?
Then there's Chain of Lagoons, down the east coast.
Not to speak of Garden Island Creek.
And of course there's St Peters Pass on the Heritage Highway and a mountain called St Pauls Dome not far from Fingal.
Nowhere Else has only two words in its name, but it's still quite charming, don't you think? It's a little place near Barrington, in the state's north.
Now we move on to the look-alikes. I display, for your enjoyment, the Quintuplets of Miena, Meuna, Moina, Wyena and Liena! Could you ever be quite sure you were going to the one you wanted?
Right, now let's see some of the pastoral names, redolent of grass and greenery and placid meadows... I love these dearly, and there are so many to choose from...
Let's see - there's Meadowbank, and Grassy (which is on King Island) and Grasstree Hill. Then there's Berriedale and Acacia Hills (acacia is the botanical name of the familiar wattle tree).
Birchs Bay also has a foresty ring to it, as does Boobyalla. (Don't you be cheeky, now! The boobyalla is a yellow-flowered shrub that smells sweet and likes to grow near beaches.) Oh, and how about Forest and Forester?
Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodsdale, Woodstock and Westwood reinforce our interest in forests, so do Hillwood and even Hollow Tree.
Broadmarsh and Broadmeadows certainly sound green and a trifle damp, as do Jackeys Marsh, Turners Marsh and Connellys Marsh. Not to mention Brittons Swamp...
(Tasmania is wet? Never!)
Bushy Park and Cullenswood add to the general greenness, as do Green Point, Greens Beach and Kelvins Grove and Grove. And how about the glory of Fern Tree, Flowerdale, Flowerpot, and lovely Flowery Gully? Not to speak of Daisy Dell... oh, and Rosegarland, Lilydale
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