| Place name | Origin & meaning | Source |
| Dairy Arm | Area near Watagan Creek. | Mines, Wines & People p 53. |
| Dalwood | Named by George Wyndham in 1827 after a place in Devon, England. | Social Sciences Teacher Vol13.no5. 30.11.1983 |
| Dalwood Place (Muswellbrook) | A town in the wine growing area. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Dangar Park (Mayfield) | Named in honour of the Dangar family who initiated a subdivision by dedicating part of the area as public reserve. | Docherty,J: The Second City. |
| Dangar Place (Muswellbrook) | After mountain of same name which was named after the surveyor, Henry Dangar. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Dangar Street (Wallsend) | After Henry Dangar, first surveyor in Newcastle district. | Wallsend Public School Centenary 1862 - 1962. |
| Dangar Street (Wickham) | After Henry Dangar, who in the 1820-30's was one of the big landholders in the colony.He was responsible for laying out the central city plan for Newcastle. | NMH 14.10.1961. |
| Dangar Street Reserve (Wallsend) | Dangar St. is named after Henry Dangar, first surveyor in the Newcastle district, member of committee, Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co., 1859. | "Wallsend Public School Centenary 1862 - 1962" |
| Dangarfield. | Named after Dangar who was a party member with William Cain to the New England area. | NMH 29.07.1950. |
| Darby Street (Newcastle) | Formerly Lake Road - after George Eld Darby, surveyor employed in Newcastle by the A. A. Company | F. A. Cadell (Newcastle - Streets folder) |
| Dark Creek | Early name for part of Jesmond. | Chronology of Newcastle 1790-1995. |
| Darling Street (Carrington) | After Lt General Ralph Darling Governor of N.S.W. | Carrington Folder - STreets. |
| Darlington | Town of Darlington is in the Parish of Dyring, County of Durham. Also a parish, County of Durham. | Local Studies Research File. |
| Darvall Street (Carrington) | In honour of Sir John Bayley Darvall who came to N.S.W. in 1839 and was MLC in 1844. | Carrington Folder - Streets. |
| Darwin Street (Beresfield) | Allegedly named so that subdivider's children wouldn't forget their English literature/science or alphabet | D. Smith, Hawthorne Street Beresfield |
| Date Street (Adamstown) | Formerly Thomas Street, after Thomas Bryant. | Adamstown Public School Centenary Booklet 1877 -1977 |
| Date Street (Merewether) | After Samuel Date, an old employee of the Merewether Estate. | Dixon,J: History of Merewether. |
| David Street (Georgetown) | After Mr David Watson, business man and mayor on six occasions. | Waratah Public School Cent Book. |
| Davis Avenue (Wallsend) | In honour of Flight Sergeant A.R.Davis, former clerk on Greater Newcastle Council. | NMH 07.09.1944. |
| Davis Avenue (Wallsend) 2 | After Ald. Davies, Mayor of Wallsend in three successive periods. The "e" in Davies was omitted,. | Wallsend Public School Centenary 1862 - 1962. |
| Dawson River (Taree) | After Mr Robert Dawson , the first agent of the A.A.Co. | NMH 24.12.1953 |
| Dawson Street (Cooks Hill) | Named after Robert Dawson, First Commissioner of the A. A. Compny | F. A. Cadell (Newcastle - Streets folder) |
| Dawson's Hill | After Robert Dawson, first agent of the A.A. Company who received a grant of this area in 1828 | NMH 11.12. 1954 |
| Dead Man's Creek (Cessnock) | Believed to have originated from the legend that a convict overseer is reputed to have had three men chained to a log and a tree burnt down to kill them. | NMH 21.09.1973. |
| Delprat Street (Beresfield) | Allegedly named so that subdivider's children wouldn't forget their English literature/science or alphabet | D. Smith, Hawthorne Street Beresfield |
| Denison Street (Carrington) | After Sir William Thomas Denison, Governor of N.S.W. 1855. | Carrington Folder - Streets. |
| Denison Street (Hamilton) | After Sir William Thomas Denison,an early Governor of N.SW. | Hamilton Municipal Jubilee Souvenir |
| Denman | Named after Judge Denman, who was to become the fifth Governor-General of Australia 1911 - 1914. | MUHHS: A History of Muswellbrook. |
| Dent Street (Lambton) | Mr W.T. Dent, Mayor of Lambton during the 1880's and 1890's. | Lambton Public School Centenary Brochure. |
| Dent Street (Merewether) | After Thomas Dent, an early settler in the Merewether district. | Dixon,J: History of Merewether. |
| Dent Street Reserve (Lambton) | Dent St. was named after Mr W.T. Dent, mayor of Lambton from 1883 - 1885 & again in 1893. | "Lambton Public School Centenery Celebrations Souvenir Brochure |
| Deptford (R.Terrace) | Named after a suburb of London by Mr W.Lowe , a pioneer Hunter River shipbuilder. | NMH 24.12.1953 |
| Derahbambah | Aboriginal name for Toronto locality . | Clouten,K: Reid's Mistake. |
| Destination Bay | Proposed development between Wollomba River and Nine Mile Beach, Tuncurry, in 1980 | NH 26.11. 1980 |
| DeVitre Street (Lambton) | After James Devitre an early director of the Scottish Australian Mining Company. | Hoy,E: History of Lambton/New Lambton |
| Devon Street (Islington) | Former name for Girling Street. | Gov Gaz No 32 Folio 981 24.02.1939. |
| Devonshire Street (Newcastle) | After Co. Devon, England | Newcastle - Streets folder |
| Dianella Drive (Muswellbrook) | Native flora. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Dibbs Street (Adamstown) | Former name for portion of Moira Street between Date and William Streets. | Gov Gaz No 217 Folio 3577 25.11.1949. |
| Dibbs Street East (Adamstown) | Former name for portion of Moira Street between William Street to Union Street (Brunker Road) | Gov Gaz No 217 Folio 3577 25.11.1949. |
| Dibbs Street West (Adamstown) | That portion from Bailey to Gow Street. | Gov Gaz No 217 Folio 3577 25.11.1949. |
| Dick Burwell Oval (Nelson Bay) | To honour a former councillor who headed the committee which pushed for the development of the ground. | Port Stephens Examiner 13.08.1986. |
| Dick Street (Hamilton) | Probably named after Joe Dick who for several years had a market garden in the area. | Archives of Business and Labour ANU. |
| Dick Street (Newcastle) | Ald. G. A. Dick | Newcastle - Streets folder |
| Dickson Street (Lambton) | Originally known as Dixon Street. After William Dickson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Scottish Australian Mining Company. | Hoy,E: History of Lambton/New Lambton |
| Diggers Drive (Tanilba Bay) | To commenorate the W.W.1 events in Tanilba Bay by developer Halloran | Armstrong,J:Yaccaba and Tomaree. |
| Direction Island (Port Stephens) | Original name for Boondelbah. | Port of Sydney Journal vol 2 no 8 1950 pp 265. |
| Dixon Park | Recreation Reserve adjoining Ocean & Livingstone Streets named in honour of Alderman Jonathon Dixon. | Social Sciences Teacher Vol13.no5. 30.11.1983 |
| Dixon Street (Adamstown) | Former name for portion of Bryant Street from Lockyer Street to the end. | Gov gaz No 32 Folio 981 24.02.1939. |
| Dixon Street (Merewether) | After Alderman Jonathan Dixon , a former Mayor of the Merewether Council. | Dixon,J: History of Merewether. |
| Dixons Park | Named after Jonathan Dixon who bored for coal in Murdering Gully in 1863. | Dixon,J: History of Merewether. |
| Dobell Memorial Park (Wangi) | Named in honour of Sir William Dobell, noted artist who lived at Wangi for many years. | Lake Macquarie Herald 22.03.1972. |
| Dockyard | Name given to a portion of the millers Forest that contained the shipyard owned by John Korff | Millers Forest Centenary Booklet p 13 |
| Dog and Rat | Known as "Griffith's Flat" an area off Young Road, Lambton. | NHDHS Journal Vol 7 p 87. |
| Doghole | Area near Blackhill getting its name from the fact that a group of landed entrepeneurs experimented with "tinned meat" often referred to as "tinned dog". | Hartley,D: Settlers of the Big Swamps. |
| Dolahenty Street (Muswellbrook) | Formerly Bell Street. Altered to honour Tom Dolahenty Alderman on the Municipal Council. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Donald Street ( Hamilton) | After some of the first residents who attended a meeting to form the Municipal Council for Hamilton in 1871. | Hamilton Municipal Jubilee Souvenir |
| Donaldson Street (Muswellbrook) | J.S.Donaldson, Health and Building Inspector, Muswellbrook Municipal Council. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Doorabang | Aboriginal name for the Williams River, given by the Worimi, Kattang tribes Also referred to as Durabang. | Ford,R: Williams River p 10 |
| Dora Creek | Aboriginal - "Doree Doree" creek running into a lake.Early reference was Doree, also called Dorri Brook. | Lake Macquarie Past & Present. |
| Dora Creek 2 | Believed to have originated from the "Dora" a vessel that ran from Sydney to Dora Creek and tied up at the wharf. | NMH 15.02.1973. |
| Dora Street (Adamstown) | Former name for Ella Street from Lockyer Street to the end. | Gov Gaz No 32 Folio 981 24.02.1939. |
| Dora Street (Merewether) | After members of the Merewether family. | Dixon,J: History of Merewether. |
| Doran Street (Carrington) | After gentleman associated with Hetton Colliery, Carrington. Portion of Little Young Street from Victoria Street to Cowper Street North. | Carrington Folder - Streets. |
| Douglas Street (Martins Creek) | The road that leads to Mount Douglas. Formerly known as Vogeles Road. | MM 06.02.1969. |
| Douglas Street (Wallsend) | After Alex R.Douglas, Secretary, Wallsend Coal Company, 1913 and first General Manager, 1918. | Wallsend Public School Centenary 1862 - 1962. |
| Dowling Street (Dungog) | Named after early grantees in the region. | Bennett,C: History of Dungog,Chichester & Wangat. |
| Drury Street (Wallsend) | After Ald.W.H.Drury, Mayor of Wallsend 1935. | Wallsend Public School Centenary 1862 - 1962. |
| Drydon Street (Wallsend)_ | After Mick Drydon, owner of all land taken over in subdivision in 1961. | Wallsend Public School Centenary 1862 - 1962. |
| Duckenfield Road (Berry Park) | After an early family of settlers who lived near the Hunter River at Largs. | MM 15.02.1968. |
| Duckenfield. | Variation of the "Duckinfield" Cheshire. The home of John Eales sen., who took up land at Berry Park ( Morpeth) in 1826. | NMH 19.07.1950. |
| Duckhole | Early name for Pindimar. | Port Stephens Pictorial Examiner 18.10.1978. |
| Dudley | After a county borough and market centre at Worcestershire, England. | Lake Macquarie Past & Present. |
| Duffs Pass | A crossing place over Doyle's Creek, from Singleton to the neighbourhood of Dabee. | Basch: Atlas of the Settled Counties. RSF919.44/BAS 1.1B |
| Dumaresq Street (Hamilton) | After Colonel Dumaresq, an early Superintendnet of the A. A. Co.. Port Stephens | F. A, Cadell (Newcastle - Streets folder) |
| Dumaresq Street (Muswellbrook) | After Lt Col Henry Dumaresq who selected "St Heliers" in 1825. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Dungog | Aboriginal - thinly wooden hills | NSun 08.07.1953. |
| Dunkley Parade (Mount Hutton) | Named after Mrs Veronica Dunkley, an early resident in the area. | Mt Hutton Public School:History of Mt Hutton . |
| Dunkley Street (Rutherford) | After Mr Dunkley , a former Mayor of the City of Maitland. | Maitland - Streets folder. |
| Dunmore | Named by Andrew LAng, original grantee in 1822, after his mother's maiden name (bro. Rev. J.D. Lang) | NMH 11.12. 1954 |
| Dunmore Road (Largs) | After John Dunmore Lang who lived in the Maitland District and was Australia's first Presbyterian Minister. | MM 15.02.1968. |
| Dunmore Street (Largs) | After Australia's first Presby. minister, John Dunmore Lang who lived in the district | Maitland - Streets folder |
| Dunn Street (Wallsend) | Former name for Hope Street between Downie and Spargo Lanes. | Gov Gaz No50 Folio 4803 29.11.1968. |
| Dunolly (Singleton Heights) | After the area in Scotland where James McDougall came from, with Dunolly being the home of the castle that was the seat of the clan. | Maitland Historical Society Bulletin Vol16 No6 Feb 1999. |
| Dun's Creek | That portion of the Hunter formed from the sale of Duninald. Boundary possibly from Red Hill in the north to Hungry Hill on the west, south to the Paterson-Woodville Rd and east from the Dun's Creek Road. The north-western boundary was opposite Forest Rd. | Ingle,K: Dun's Creek. |
| Durham Road (Lambton) | Named after the Earl of Durham from whose property in the North of England Thomas Croudace came. | Lambton Public School Centenary Brochure. |
| Dusodie | Village built near Chichester Dam to house construction workers and their families. Village was removed after the work was completed | NH 30.03.1999 |