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I always thought orange was named after orange. That’s what I was always told, at least.

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Nope other way around. It's a fact.

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Nope!

orange was always named after orange

Check your sources!

What about the Town called Orange in Australia? It's famous for.... You guessed it.... Grapes

Me living in Gayndah a town that is actually famous for oranges

Y'know what. One day I'm going to visit Gayndah and eat a local orange just because of this comment.

And funnily enough Orange has no etymological connection with either orange or orange, they just adopted orange for their coat of arms because it was a branding no-brainer.