barrathefknworld t1_iwxfdj4 wrote
Reply to comment by scot816 in TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave. by idiocrites
John Pascoe Fawkner, another early Melbourne settler, got two whole suburbs named after him.
Melbourne was named after William Lamb (2nd Viscount Melbourne), UK Prime Minister at the time.
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