ðə tˈaʊn wʌz nˈeɪmd kˈɜːɹi kˈɜːɹi fɹʌm ɐn ʌnnˈoʊn sˈoːɹs ɪn sˈɪdni, mˈiːnɪŋ "ðə vˈɛɹi fˈɜːst" æz ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst tˈaʊn ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ðæt wʌz fˈʊli plˈænd bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ wʌz bˈɪlt.
The town was named Kurri Kurri from an unknown source in Sydney, meaning "the very first" as it was the first town in Australia that was fully planned before anything was built.