There are the normal ones like Melbs (Melbourne), Flemmo (Flemmington) and The Burg (Coburg). But some of them tell you what some people think of certain parts of the state. Stink Kilda (St Kilda), Southwank (Southbank) and Depreston (Preston) are some of the more creative names given.
On the Melbourne map there is commonly known nicknames like Franga for Frankston, Nazza Wazza for Narre Warren, and Chaddy for Chadstone. More controversially, Brighton has been branded Shiteton, Elwood as Hellwood, and St Kilda as Stink Kilda.
DUBBED 'Crimebourne' by Phillip Island-bound city slickers and locals alike, it's the nickname some residents would rather forget. The street slang term for Cranbourne however does have some accuracy with theft, drug possession and break and enters all up on last year's figures.
Sandgropers, Cabbage Patchers and Gum Suckers
The names for Victorians have a bit of a sting to them: Victoria was called the Cabbage Patch because of its small size, hence 'Cabbage Patchers' hailed from the garden state.
The Coburg Football Club, nicknamed the Coburg Lions, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
What nickname do you know it as?!! Buno! Bunno. Funbury.
Bertie is a nickname, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Albert, Bertram, Bertrand, Robert, etc. The nickname may refer to: Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841–1910), called "Bertie" by his family after "Albert", one of his given names.
Local boosters at the start of the 20th century adopted the nickname "Athens of Australia", first used to describe Ballarat by the jurist and politician Sir John Madden.
Examples include: the Berra (Canberra), the Doo (Humpy Doo), the Go (Bendigo), the Gong (Wollongong), the Gun (Gunnedah), the Mount (Mount Gambier), the Rat (Ballarat), and the Reach (Longreach).
Melbourne, Australia is known by a few nicknames, including: The Garden City. The Cultural Capital. The Coffee Ca.
Richmond, Virginia- River City
This one might ruffle some feathers, as there are dozens of U.S. cities that claim to be the River City (some of them are even on this list), but Richmond adopted the name and is proud of it.
A multiplicity of other diverse Eastern European ethnicities came to the area following the End of Communism in 1989, leading to Avondale's nickname as the neighborhood "Where Eastern Europe meets Latin America".
Does Richmond have any nicknames? Many locals lovingly refer to the city as RVA. Some call it the River City in reference to Richmond's position on the James River.
Toorak was named after Toorak House, an Italianate residence built by James Jackson, a merchant, in 1849. The name of the house may have originated from Woiwurrung language, with words of similar pronunciation meaning black crow or reedy swamp.
Bobbie is a gender-neutral name of American origin with English and German roots. A cute nickname for Barbara, it translates to “foreign” or “stranger,” reminding baby to always embrace their strange side and take the road less traveled.
Elsewhere in Victoria, you will find Titwobble Lane, Teddy Bears Gap, Ding-A-Ding and Sausage Gully. The township of Bong Bong, in the Southern Highlands, doesn't exist any longer, but the name lives on in the parish and a racecourse and several streets in nearby towns.
“The Windy City”, “Wellywood”… These are just two of the many nicknames for Wellington. New Zealand's capital has a lot to offer.
Bendigo is still known today as 'Dai Gum San' or 'Big Gold Mountain' by the Chinese.
Colloquially (and not inconsistent with the Australian propensity for name-shortening or diminutives ), the city is also known as "Shepp" (/ˈʃɛp/), as adopted by community entities that incorporate the abbreviated form into their name. eg. The Shepparton Agricultural Society "Sheppshow".
Some Aboriginal language was incorporated into new colonial names of places. Ballarat is spelt Ballaarat in Wadawurrung language, Wurdi Youang, is now known as the You Yangs and Warrenyeep is written on maps as Mt Warrenheep.
— The City of Ballarat acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways.
The name Bertie is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Swedish origin meaning "bright".
Harry, its English short form, was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England. Most English kings named Henry were called Harry.