There are many Names & indeed Surnames given to the Ngadjuri People, some names came from other neighbouring Mobs
& the Surnames were usually taken from the Station Owners & over the years varied in spelling.
Some of these names are below & would not include every name:
Surnames
ALURI
ALURY
EELEEREE
HILLARY
HILLERI
MANULEY
MIMBARA
WIRRA
WEERA
YILREA
Names used by other Mobs for Ngadjuri People
The Ethnonym (the name applied to a Race or Ethnic Group) comes from two words "nadlu" meaning WE and "juri" meaning Man/Men - Hence - WE MEN.
BOANAWARI meaning Bat People which some Eastern Mobs used to describe the Mobs who Practised Circumcision when Men came of Age which was feared by some Mobs.
MANURI a name the Nganguruku People gave the Ngadjuri meaning Big Goanna People.
WIRAMEJU meaning Gum Tree Men (Wira means Gum Tree, Meju means Men). The Kaurna called us the Peppermint Gum Tree People.
So often various Groups or Academics call us First Nations People. We are not Canadian Inuit Indians as this is where that terminology comes from. We are & always will be ABORIGINAL & PROUD!
If you wish to contact us with any requests, information or just to say Hello, use the E-Mail form on the bottom of any page. All messages will be passed on.
Alternatively in Ngadjuri Country write to P O Box 1090, Clare SA 5453
Some of these names are below & would not include every name:
Surnames
ALURI
ALURY
EELEEREE
HILLARY
HILLERI
MANULEY
MIMBARA
WIRRA
WEERA
YILREA
EELEEREE
HILLARY
HILLERI
MANULEY
MIMBARA
WIRRA
WEERA
YILREA
HILLERI
MANULEY
MIMBARA
WIRRA
WEERA
YILREA
MIMBARA
WIRRA
WEERA
YILREA
WEERA
YILREA
Names used by other Mobs for Ngadjuri People
The Ethnonym (the name applied to a Race or Ethnic Group) comes from two words "nadlu" meaning WE and "juri" meaning Man/Men - Hence - WE MEN.
BOANAWARI meaning Bat People which some Eastern Mobs used to describe the Mobs who Practised Circumcision when Men came of Age which was feared by some Mobs.
MANURI a name the Nganguruku People gave the Ngadjuri meaning Big Goanna People.
WIRAMEJU meaning Gum Tree Men (Wira means Gum Tree, Meju means Men). The Kaurna called us the Peppermint Gum Tree People.
MANURI a name the Nganguruku People gave the Ngadjuri meaning Big Goanna People.
WIRAMEJU meaning Gum Tree Men (Wira means Gum Tree, Meju means Men). The Kaurna called us the Peppermint Gum Tree People.
So often various Groups or Academics call us First Nations People. We are not Canadian Inuit Indians as this is where that terminology comes from. We are & always will be ABORIGINAL & PROUD!
If you wish to contact us with any requests, information or just to say Hello, use the E-Mail form on the bottom of any page. All messages will be passed on.
Alternatively in Ngadjuri Country write to P O Box 1090, Clare SA 5453