What Suburbs in Sydney have Aboriginal names?

* Barangaroo: This suburb in the Sydney CBD is named after Barangaroo, an Aboriginal woman who was a leader of the Cammeraygal people.

* Botany Bay: This suburb in southern Sydney is named after the bay of the same name, which was named by Captain James Cook in 1770. The bay was named after the botanist Joseph Banks, who was on Cook's expedition.

* Cammeray: This suburb in the lower North Shore of Sydney is named after the Cammeraygal people, who were the original inhabitants of the area.

* Coogee: This suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney is named after the Aboriginal word "koogee", which means "smelly place".

* Maroubra: This suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney is named after the Aboriginal word "marooba", which means "place of thunder".

* Woolloomooloo: This suburb in the Sydney CBD is named after the Aboriginal word "wolloomooloo", which means "young woman".

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