Editing Shepparton (section)

== Toponymy ==
The name of Shepparton is derived from the surname of one of the area's first European settlers, Sherbourne Sheppard, and not, as is sometimes imagined, from [[Shepperton]], England.<ref>Bill Wannan, ''Australian Folklore'', Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 {{ISBN|0-7018-1309-1}}, under "Place Names", page 422, citing William Sandry James, ''A History of Shepparton'', 1938.</ref>

The Yorta Yorta name for the area is 'Kanny-goopna' with 'goopna' meaning 'deep waterholes by which people camped'. Conversely, the name for the big waterhole at the Broken River at Benalla is 'Marangan', meaning deep pond or lagoon in Taungurung Eastern [[Kulin nation|Kulin]] language.<ref name="Clark, Ian D. 2002"/>

Colloquially (and not inconsistent with the Australian propensity for name-shortening or [[Diminutives in Australian English|diminutives]]), the city is also known as "Shepp" ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|p}}), as adopted by community entities that incorporate the abbreviated form into their name. eg. The [https://www.sheppshow.com.au/ Shepparton Agricultural Society "Sheppshow"].<ref>{{Cite web | title=SheppShow – Annual Shepparton Agricultural Show. | url=https://www.sheppshow.com.au/ | access-date=2024-12-31 | website=www.sheppshow.com.au}}</ref>

For example:

''"Are you going to Shepp for the holidays?"''

''"I'm off to Shepp for work."''

''"My family comes from Shepp."''

''"I'm a Shepp town boy"'' Hip Hop group [https://www.reverbnation.com/youngugess/song/13418098-shepp-town-boy-youngkswag Shepp Town Boy — Young Ugess]