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[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago

Maribyrnong: Anglecised version of "Mirring-gnay-bir-nong", which translates as 'I can hear a ringtail possum'.

That made me laugh so fucking hard ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ like it's just an apt name for the area holy shit ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’€

Source: apparently my own council website lol https://conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/renaming/names-melbourne#:~:text=There%20are%2031%20councils%20in,Yarra%20River%20Melbourne%20%2D%20History