Eora
/ˈjʊərə/noun
A name for Aboriginal peoples of the Sydney region of Australia, and for the associated Dharug language and cultural group.
Did you know?Early colonial records sometimes glossed Eora as “people” or “here,” but scholars caution that the exact original meaning and grammatical context are uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Before 1788
Dharug
Eora
“An Indigenous ethnonym used in the Sydney region; its precise original meaning is disputed.”
1788
English records
Eora
“A name recorded by British colonists for Aboriginal people around Port Jackson.”
1790s
English
Eora
“Used in colonial descriptions of the peoples living around the Sydney area.”
20th Century
English
Eora
“Adopted increasingly as a collective name for Aboriginal peoples of the Sydney region.”
Modern English
English
Eora
“A proper name referring to the Sydney-region Aboriginal peoples, their language, culture, or country.”