Alternative History:Alternate Names/Australia and Oceania

Australia

 * Aussieland, Aussie, Ozzie, Oz, local informal names.
 * New Holland, historical name for the continent of Australia.
 * Terra Australis, original Latin name
 * Land Down Under or Down Under - What many have referred to as Australia. Can also apply to New Zealand as well. See here for more info.

Kiribati

 * The Gilbert Islands, the name in English, "Kiribati" is corrupted version of this name.
 * Kingsmill Islands, Kingsmill Islands, older name of the islands.

New Zealand

 * Aotearoa, Maori name
 * Staten Landt, Abel Tasman's original name for the country
 * Nova Zeelandia, Nieuw Zeeland, the Latin and Dutch versions in use before their anglicisation.

Samoa

 * Western Samoa, until 1997

Tuvalu

 * The Ellice Islands, until independence in 1978

Vanuatu

 * New Hebrides, until independence in 1980