
Originally Posted by
HK1837
I think it is well known what the Monaro region was named after, and this is where Noel Bedford got the name for the HK coupe (prior to then they I think were going to be HK Kingswood coupe and HK GTS coupe). I don't think there is any definitive actual translation because it wasn't a written language, but Aboriginal people when asked what this area was called they probably said "Monaro", and I guess when prodded for what it meant they said "high land" or "high plain" or "elevated area" or "mountain" or whatever.
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