Behind the Name: Message: "Narelle, the mystery Australian name"

Subject:	Narelle, the mystery Australian name
Author:	Cleveland Kent Evans (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date:	June 17, 2007 at 1:14:30 PM

For some reason Narelle popped into my mind again recently. In terms of usage, Narelle is sort of the female counterpart to Lachlan -- a name hugely more common in Australia than the rest of the world. But unlike Lachlan, its origin is mysterious and this site still says "origin unknown."

So I just thought I'd ask the Australian participants on this board if they have seen any new information on Narelle's origin lately. Has anyone tracked down when and where it was first given in Australia? The name is of such recent vintage that a grandchild or even child of the first Australian Narelle may still be living and able to shed some light on how it was created. So is anyone looking into this? :)

P.S. I notice the two comments about Narelle on this name board both trace it back to an "aboriginal" word, but give completely different interpretations. So I wonder if those ideas are any more accurate than a lot of the incorrect information about "Native American" names we have in the USA. :)

This message was edited by the author on June 17, 2007 at 1:16:48 PM

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Messages in this thread:

Narelle, the mystery Australian name - Cleveland Kent Evans Jun 17 2007, 1:14:30 PM
- Ahh, Narelle . . . - Chrisell Jun 18 2007, 5:03:22 AM
  - Re: Ahh, Narelle . . . - Cleveland Kent Evans Jun 19 2007, 8:55:44 PM
    - Re: Ahh, Narelle . . . - Chrisell Jun 19 2007, 11:27:17 PM
  - Re: Ahh, Narelle . . . - Anneza Jun 18 2007, 7:10:16 AM
    - Re: Ahh, Narelle . . . - Chrisell Jun 18 2007, 8:06:06 AM
      - Re: Ahh, Narelle . . . - Anneza Jun 18 2007, 10:44:40 PM
        
        Re: Ahh, Narelle . . . - Chrisell Jun 19 2007, 11:24:29 PM
        Re: Emmarentia - Cleveland Kent Evans Jun 19 2007, 9:10:45 AM
        
        Oh, is *that* where Emerence comes from? - Chrisell Jun 19 2007, 11:22:43 PM
        
        OT but one of the Chalet School series? - Poppylena Jun 20 2007, 12:49:21 AM
        
        Got it in one :-D - Chrisell Jun 20 2007, 12:56:53 AM
        
        She was in others too - Poppylena Jun 20 2007, 2:02:57 AM
        
        Re: Emmarentia - Anneza Jun 19 2007, 10:51:45 PM
- Re: Narelle, the mystery Australian name - Nicola Jun 18 2007, 5:01:26 AM
  - It's older than 1950s - see my post :-) nt - Chrisell Jun 18 2007, 5:04:48 AM
    - Yep, you just blew my theory right out of the water! ;) nt - Nicola Jun 18 2007, 5:06:13 AM

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