Revised Typology of Place-Naming

A functional and systematic typology of toponyms is an essential instrument for the toponymist wishing to investigate naming practices patterns a region. To this end, Australian National Placenames Survey developed toponym Australia (Tent & Blair 2011). This was characterized as ‘typology motivations naming’. Although various researchers have used with seeming success, further application Survey’s database has revealed need re-evaluation process. occasioned modification some categories generating revised which can be considered expressions intention’.