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The origin of the name Traralgon is uncertain.

It is popularly believed to be derived from words from the Gunai language: tarra meaning " river " and algon meaning " little fish ".

However, these words are not reflected in modern linguists ' knowledge of the Gunai language, where, for example, the word for river is wun wun or wurn wurn.