Editing Perth (section)

== Toponymy ==
The name of the city is taken from [[Perth, Scotland]], in honour of the [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]], and Member for [[Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Perthshire]] in the [[British House of Commons]], [[George Murray (British Army officer)|Sir George Murray]].{{Sfn|ps=none|Kimberly|1897|pp=44}}{{Sfn|ps=none|Crowley|1960|p=7}} Murray's association with the city was included in Stirling's proclamation of the colony, read in Fremantle on 18 June 1829, which concluded with the statement, "Given under my hand and Seal at Perth this 18th Day of June 1829. James Stirling Lieutenant Governor".<ref name="Stirling 1829">{{cite wikisource |Lieutenant-Governor Stirling's Proclamation of the Colony 18 June 1829 |date=18 June 1829 |first=James |last=Stirling |author-link=James Stirling (Royal Navy officer) }}</ref> The only contemporary information on the source of the name comes from [[Charles Fremantle]]'s diary entry for 12 August 1829, which records that they "named the town Perth according to the wishes of Sir George Murray".{{Sfn|ps=none|Uren|1948|pp=88}}{{Sfn|ps=none|Statham|1981|pp=297–325}}

The [[Noongar language|Noongar]] name ''Boorloo'' is sometimes used to denote the [[Perth central business district|central business district]] area,<ref>{{cite news |date=15 September 2019 |title=Gnarla Boodja Mili Mili (Our Country on Paper) |publisher=[[Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries]] |url=https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/department/publications/publication/gnarla-boodja-mili-mili-(our-country-on-paper) |access-date=24 April 2021 |quote=the Perth CBD area, also known as Boorlo or Burrell in the Noongar language |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419132144/https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/department/publications/publication/gnarla-boodja-mili-mili-(our-country-on-paper) |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coates |first1=Erin |title=Alluvium |url=https://www.erincoates.net/alluvium |year=2020 |access-date=13 April 2022 }}</ref> the [[City of Perth|local government area]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Strong-field-of-finalists-vie-for-prestigious-Heritage-Awards--20230922|title=Strong field of finalists vie for prestigious Heritage Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026160125/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Strong-field-of-finalists-vie-for-prestigious-Heritage-Awards--20230922|archive-date=26 October 2023|publisher=[[Government of Western Australia]]}}</ref> or the capital city in general.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tourism.australia.com/en/news-and-events/news-stories/tourism-australia-adopts-aboriginal-dual-naming.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520111612/https://www.tourism.australia.com/en/news-and-events/news-stories/tourism-australia-adopts-aboriginal-dual-naming.html|archive-date=20 May 2023|title=Tourism Australia adopts Aboriginal dual naming|date=27 April 2022 |publisher=[[Tourism Australia]]|access-date=29 January 2023|quote=a dual-naming approach for capital cities}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cartwright |first=Lexie |date=5 July 2021 |title=Channel 10 commended for NAIDOC weather segment using traditional names for Australian cities |work=[[News.com.au]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121184019/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/channel-10-commended-for-naidoc-weather-segment-using-traditional-names-for-australian-cities/news-story/aab88b49c36d6d140210c8d2800c2a1b|archive-date=21 January 2022|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/channel-10-commended-for-naidoc-weather-segment-using-traditional-names-for-australian-cities/news-story/aab88b49c36d6d140210c8d2800c2a1b |access-date=29 January 2023|quote=traditional names for Australian capital cities}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216035104/https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/campus-life/living-perth//|archive-date=16 December 2023|url=https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/campus-life/living-perth//|title=Living in Perth|date=4 September 2019 |publisher=[[Curtin University]]|access-date=29 January 2023|quote=state capital city}}</ref> The name ''Boorloo'' was initially recorded by [[Robert Menli Lyon]] as ''Boorlo'' in 1833,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46280679|title=Should Perth Have Been Boorlo?|newspaper=[[The West Australian]]|date=3 May 1947|via=[[Trove]]|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102055219/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46280679|url-status=live}}</ref> which was interpreted as "Perth, properly Point Fraser" (a location in [[East Perth, Western Australia|East Perth]]). He also gave the name ''Byerbrup'' for "the highland stretching along from Mount Eliza through the centre of the town of Perth".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/642121/64|title=The topography of Derbal|newspaper=[[The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal]]|date=20 April 1833|access-date=1 January 2024|via=[[Trove]]|archive-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102055211/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/642121/64|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1947, [[Ludwig Glauert]] posited that Lyon may have misunderstood his sources and that "boorloo" or "belo" (now transcribed as "bilya") is simply the Noongar word for "river".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46318755|title=Perth or Boorloo?|newspaper=[[The West Australian]]|access-date=1 January 2024|via=[[Trove]]|date=14 June 1947|archive-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102055217/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46318755|url-status=live}}</ref> Another source has interpreted ''Boorloo'' to mean "big swamp",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://patforsterblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/noongar-placenames-with-connections-to-water-april-17-1.pdf|title=Noongar Placenames With Connections To Water|first=Pat|last=Forster|year=2020|access-date=19 May 2024|page=13}}</ref> describing the chain of lakes where the [[Perth central business district|central business district]] and [[Northbridge, Western Australia|Northbridge]] are situated.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Harben |first=Sandra |title=Whadjuk Oral History recordings |journal=WA Museum Boola Bardip |date=2019 }}</ref>

In November 2024, when announcing the opening of [[Boorloo Bridge]], the [[premier of Western Australia]], [[Roger Cook (politician)|Roger Cook]], and two of his ministers, [[deputy premier of Western Australia|deputy premier]] [[Rita Saffioti]] and [[John Carey (Australian politician)|John Carey]], referenced "the Noongar name for Perth{{snd}}Boorloo",<ref name="csc24">{{cite press release |type=Joint media statement |title=Causeway pedestrian bridges set for December opening |first1=Roger |last1=Cook |author1-link=Roger Cook (politician) |first2=Rita |last2=Saffioti |author2-link=Rita Saffioti |first3=John |last3=Carey |author3-link=John Carey (Australian politician) |date=14 November 2024|publisher=Government of Western Australia |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/Joint-media-statement---Causeway-pedestrian-bridges-set-for-December-opening--20241114 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117065103/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/Joint-media-statement---Causeway-pedestrian-bridges-set-for-December-opening--20241114 |archive-date=17 November 2024|access-date=19 December 2024|quote=Once open, the new iconic structures will be officially named Boorloo Bridge, in recognition of the Whadjuk Noongar culture and rich history embedded into the design of the bridges. The meaning of the new name reflects the Noongar name for Perth{{snd}}Boorloo. }}</ref> and earlier in the year the Government of Western Australia stated "the name, Boorloo Bidee Mia, represents 'Perth pathway to housing' in Whadjuk Noongar language".<ref>{{cite web |title=Boorloo Bidee Mia |date=19 April 2024|website=Government of Western Australia |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/service/community-services/accommodation-services/boorloo-bidee-mia |access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref>