Greenland

From green + land, calque of Old Norse Grǿnland, from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”).


Ireland

en-proper noun

Ireland (usually uncountable, plural Irelands)

→ Japanese: アイルランド (Airurando)

From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland. Perhaps also from Middle Irish Éire + -land. Ultimately from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”). See Irish.

inh

A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English


Denmark

→ Japanese: デンマーク (Denmāku)

→ Korean: 덴마크 (Denmakeu)

→ Malay: Denmark

Indonesian: Denmark

From Middle English Denmark, from Danish Danmark, from dansk (“Danish”) + Old Norse merki (“boundary”) or mǫrk (“borderland”). Cognate with (and perhaps influenced by) Old English Denemearc.

something is rotten in the state of Denmark

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English


Norway

→ Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē)

From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Jordan

en-proper noun

Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden.

der

A community of Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.


Victoria

en-proper noun

Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)

From Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor + -ia. The places were named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island.


Melbourne

Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English place name Mileburne (Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”)).

Municipality of the District of Yarmouth#English

A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Delhi

A locale in North America; named for the city in India.

A community of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.


Toronto

[tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃o(ʊ)]

[t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)]

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷɑɾ̃ə]

Lake Couchiching
Lake Simcoe
The Globe and Mail
Toronto
Toronto (disambiguation)

From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching.

bor

Grenville Parish
Grenville Parish#English

An unincorporated area and community of the township of Lot 23, Grenville Parish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Lucknow

A community of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.


Georgetown

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

Places in Canada:
A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community of Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.

A community of Prince Edward Island; named for George III.


Milton

The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

A village in Queens County, Nova Scotia.

A former logging village in Newfoundland and Labrador; named for poet John Milton.


Webster

en-proper noun

Webster (countable and uncountable, plural Websters)

A locality in the County of Grande Prairie, No. 1, north-west Alberta, Canada.


Palestine

→ Korean: 팔레스타인 (Palleseutain)

→ Malay: Palestin

Medinet Habu
Padiiset's Statue
Palestine

From Middle English Palestyne, from Old English Palestina, from Latin Palaestīna (“Roman province of Palestine”), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē, “Philistia and the surrounding region”), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet, “Philistia, land of the Philistines”). The term P-l-s-t or P-r-s-t, found in five Ancient Egyptian inscriptions (beginning with one at Medinet Habu from circa 1170 BCE and ending with Padiiset's Statue inscription from circa 900-850 BCE) as the name of a people near Egypt, is traditionally taken to be cognate. Seven Assyrian inscriptions contain the word "Palas(h)tu" or "Pilistu", which is usually also taken to be cognate.

der

A community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


Andrew

en-proper noun

Andrew (countable and uncountable, plural Andrews)

[ˈeᵊnˌd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʊ̈u]

[ˈænˌd̠ɹ̠ʷ˔ʊ̈u]

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey.

doublet

A village in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.


Stockholm

From Swedish Stockholm (“Stockholm”), compound of stock (“log”) (due to the logs which were put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading), from Old Swedish stokker (“tree trunk, log”), from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz (“stick, beam, stump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to push; hit”), from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”) + holme (“holm, islet”) (thought to refer to the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm), from Old Swedish holmber, Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“small island, hill, mound”), from Pre-Germanic *kl̥Hmos, likely from an original mn-stem; from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise, be tall, hill”).
The place names in the Americas are named after English Stockholm, which then again are all named after the Swedish capital with the same origin. The other place names are likely named directly after Swedish Stockholm (“Stockholm”), or have the same etymology as Stockholm.

der

Fertile Belt No. 183
Fertile Belt No. 183#English

Stockholm (a village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada)


California

en-proper noun

California (countable and uncountable, plural Californias)

Etymology of California
Las sergas de Esplandián

Probably Spanish after California, a Utopian island of the Amazons described in Las sergas de Esplandián, a 16th-century Spanish novel. The name comes from the fictional island's Muslim-allied queen, Calafia, whose name is a play on Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”). For more information see: Etymology of California.

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Paris

desctree

→ Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated, پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
→ Afar: Baaríis
→ Somali: Baaríis

→ Hindi: पेरिस (peris)

→ Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
→ Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)

From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.

der

-æɹɪs (Received Pronunciation, New York City, without the Mary–marry–merry merger)

-ɛɹɪs (General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger)

A community of Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).


Arcadia

From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Arcadia
Arcadia (ancient region)
Arcadia (utopia)

A community next to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Breton

From French Breton. Doublet of Briton and Brython.


Guernsey

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.


Cairo

Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

A community of the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.


Belfast

From Irish Béal Feirste (literally “mouth of the River Farset”).

A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.

A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Valparaiso

Borrowed from Spanish Valparaíso, from val (short for valle (“valley”)) + paraíso (“paradise”).


Glasgow

/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”), from *glas (“green”) + *cöü (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Scottish Gaelic Glaschu.

A community of the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

A community of the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.


Copenhagen

Norwegian Bokmål: Copenhagen

/ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən/

/ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːɡən/

From Low German Kopenhagen, a calque (perhaps modified by folk etymology) of Danish København.

Copenhagen
Copenhagen (disambiguation)
Copenhagen County
Copenhagen, Louisiana

A community of Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Copenhagen

From English Copenhagen, the English name of the capital of Denmark, from Danish København (“Copenhagen”), from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn (“Copenhagen”), literally meaning "merchants' port", from Old Norse Kaupmannahǫfn (“Copenhagen”), with the same meaning.

Copenhagen (a community of Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Turin

en-proper noun

Turin (countable and uncountable, plural Turins)

From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.

A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada.

Lethbridge County
Lethbridge County#English


Dublin

From Middle Irish Dublind, from dub (“black”) + lind (“pond”).

A community of the municipality of West Perth, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


Virginia

Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)

→ Creek: wvcenv

50 Virginia
Elizabeth I
Virginia
Virginia (disambiguation)

From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

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Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:

A community in the town of Georgina, Ontario, Canada.


Wellington

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

From Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
From Old English Weolingtun, meaning "wealthy estate".

A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.

A community of the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.

A community of Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Queens County, Nova Scotia.

A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County#English

An unincorporated place and community of Prince Edward County, Ontario.


Florence

Florence (disambiguation)
Florence Nightingale

Borrowed from French Florence, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected with English bloom and blossom. Doublet of Firenze.
The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.

A community of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Liverpool

From Middle English Liverpul, from Old English lifer, læfer (“reed, rush”) + pōl (“pool”). Equivalent to laver + pool.


Liverpool

pl-prop

Liverpool m inan (related adjective liverpoolski)

liverpoolski (adjective)
Liverpool (nominative singular)
Liverpoolu (genitive singular)
Liverpoolowi (dative singular)
Liverpool (accusative singular)
Liverpoolem (instrumental singular)
Liverpoolu (locative singular)
Liverpoolu (singular vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English Liverpool.

ubor

Liverpool (a community of Nova Scotia, Canada)


Ancona

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English

A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.


Cremona

From Italian Cremona, from Latin Cremōna.


Savona

en-proper noun

Savona (countable and uncountable, plural Savonas)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community on Kamloops Lake, British Columbia, Canada.


Bremen

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A community in the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Holland

From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).

A community of the Rural Municipality of Victoria, Manitoba, Canada.


Alexander

/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ]

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]

/ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/

Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair and Alejandro.

A community of Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.


Douglas

Douglas (countable and uncountable, plural Douglases)

desc

→ Translingual: douglasi, douglasii (learned)

From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).

A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:

A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.

A suburban community of York County, New Brunswick.

A community of Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario.


Alton

From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).

A rural community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community of the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.


Travers

From Anglo-Norman traverser (“to cross”), an occupational name for a toll collector.
In Ireland, used as an Anglicization of Irish Ó Treabhair.

A hamlet, virtually a ghost town, in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada, named after a railway surveyor.


Devon

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

Any of a number of places in US and Canada.

A small rural community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Devon

de-proper noun

Devon n (proper noun, genitive Devons or (optionally with an article) Devon)

Devons (genitive)
Devon (genitive with-article)
Devon (nominative singular)
Devons (genitive singular)
Devon (dative singular)
Devon (accusative singular)

Devon (a small rural community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Abilene

After Abilene, a region mentioned in the Bible (Luke 3:1).

A locality in the County of St. Paul, No. 19, Alberta, Canada.


Odessa

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós). Compare Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name. Yedisan means "seven titles" ie tribes, from yedi + san.

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A community of the township municipality of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Jones

en-proper noun

Jones (countable and uncountable, plural Joneses or Jonesses)

瓊斯

transliterations of the English name "Jones"

A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.


Alexandra

Alexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras)

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/

54 Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra, New Zealand
Queen Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander.
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

af

stem of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἀνήρ</i> (anḗr, “man”)

A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Orion

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

der

A hamlet in the Municipal District of County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada.

County of Forty Mile No. 8
County of Forty Mile No. 8#English


Newcastle

[ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩]

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

A community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.


Newcastle

Unadapted borrowing from English Newcastle.

ubor

Newcastle (a community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada)


Algonquin

From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).

der

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville#English

A community of Augusta township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.


Lewes

en-proper noun

Lewes (countable and uncountable, plural Leweses)

From Middle English Lewes, from late Old English Lewes, a variant of earlier Lǣwe, of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Old English hlǣw (“hill”), referring to the several mounts in Lewes. Alternatively, perhaps derived from Old English lǣw (“cut, incision, gash”), referring to the narrow, steep-sided 'gash' where the River Ouse cuts through the line of the South Downs.

unc

uncertain

A community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Oregon

Oregon, Washington, California, in casual speech

Columbia River
Oregon
Oregon (disambiguation)

From earlier Ouragon, likely corruption of Spanish orejón (“big ears”), probably describing the banks of the Columbia River, although this remains uncertain. Multiple theories of further origins persist, usually an ultimate derivation from a Native American language:
* A clipping of French Ouariconsint, itself a corruption of Ouisconsin(k), allegedly from Algonquin meskousing (“it lies in red, Wisconsin”).
* Corruption of French ouragan (“hurricane”)
* Borrowing from Abenaki wligen (“good”), cf. Algonquin wauregan (“beautiful”)
* Borrowing from Shoshone ogoe (“river”) + paanangkwa (“west”)
* Borrowing from Chinook Jargon ulakan (“candlefish”)
See Wikipedia article on the toponym Oregon for more information.

أُورِيغُون

northwestern state of the United States of America

A community of Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Bristol

Latin bristoliensis

From Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.
The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.

inh

Region of Queens
Region of Queens#English

A community of Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Garfield

Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”) + feld (“field”).

Mountain View County
Mountain View County#English

A community of Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada, named after US president James A. Garfield.


Cecil

From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.

A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.


Tyrone

en-proper noun

Tyrone (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrones)

From Irish Tír Eoghain (literally “land of Eoghan”).

der

A community of Clarington, Ontario, Canada.


Gibraltar

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/

Pillars of Hercules
Rock of Gibraltar
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Umayyad conquest of Hispania

From Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq, “Mount Tariq”), named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe (“Mount Calpe”) for the land, and Columnae Herculis, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai, “Pillars of Hercules”), for the strait.
The barangay in Baguio, Philippines is named by a German national "Jonathan Speth" after the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe. He lived and died in the barangay.

جَبَل طَارِق

cog

Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι

A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Inverness

Inverness
Inverness (disambiguation)
River Ness

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Inverness County
Inverness County#English

A rural community of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Aberdeen

Aberdeen
Aberdeen (disambiguation)
Old Aberdeen

The first element is either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”), both from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). The second element is Don (“river in Scotland”) (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.
The area and town in Hong Kong is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.


Arizona

zh-l

亞利桑那／亚利桑那 (Yàlìsāngnà)

亞里桑那 (Yàlǐsāngnà)

Chinese: 亞利桑那／亚利桑那 (Yàlìsāngnà), 亞里桑那 (Yàlǐsāngnà)

/ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌɛɹɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə/

Uncertain. Possibly from O'odham alĭ ṣonak (literally “small spring”) (traditionally through the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac; compare modern Arizona), a name initially applied to an area around a silver-mining camp in Sonora.
Alternatively, perhaps from Basque haritz ona (literally “good oak”), as the area many Basque herders, and a descendant of them established the ranchería of Arizona (circa 1735) in Sonora.
Suggestions of derivation from arizuma, supposedly a Nahuatl word meaning "silver-bearing", are considered implausible, and derivation from Spanish árida zona (literally “dry zone”) is considered a folk etymology.

cog

Several places named for the state or territory.


Oliver

en-proper noun

Oliver (countable and uncountable, plural Olivers)

From Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia.

A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A community of Essex County, Ontario.


Neville

Neville (countable and uncountable, plural Nevilles)

* A Norman baronial surname, de Neville, from place names in Normandy, Néville, from Old French Neville (“Néel's estate”) or Neuville (“new settlement”), equivalent to nuef + ville.
* Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Niadh (see Nee) or Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin).

A village in the Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Sidney

Sidney (countable and uncountable, plural Sidneys)

English surname, from several placenames in England, from Old English sīdan, dative of sīd (“spacious, wide”) + īeġ (“island”).

A community of North Norfolk municipality, Manitoba.


Dorset

From the county town of Dorchester. The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsæte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”).

A community of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English


Ohio

From Seneca Ohi:yoʼ, a proper name derived from ohi:yo:h (“good river”). The name of the Allegheny river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Ohio, means the same thing in Unami.

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English

A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Digby County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.


Camden

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Croydon

From Old English Crogedena ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).

A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Hampshire

Hampshire (countable and uncountable, plural Hampshires)

From ham + shire (“county”), from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr. The 'p' evolved phonetically between [m] and [sh], as with Thompson.
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Delaware

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river.


Birmingham

/ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/

Beorma
Birmingham
Birmingham (disambiguation)

From Middle English, 1086, from Old English Beormingahām, from Beorma + ing + hām, "home of Beorma;" first element of uncertain origin but possibly from beorma (“yeast”). More at Beorma.

Birminghamian

native or resident of Birmingham, Alabama

A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Washington

Washington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)

Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of Hwæssa”), from Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia.
The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

DC

The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent

A community of Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Manchester

Manchester
Manchester (disambiguation)
Manchester Ship Canal

→ Finnish: Manse

From Old English Mameċeaster. The first element may be from a word related to Breton mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill.
The second part is known to be from Old English ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).

der

A small community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Greenwich

/ˈɡɹinwɪt͡ʃ/

From Middle English Greenwich, from Old English Grēnawīċ, Grēnewīċ (literally “green harbour, green settlement”). Equivalent to green + -wich.
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Greenwich near London, after Greenwich Village, or after Greenwich Street in Hampstead, New York.


Dresden

Borrowed from German Dresden (“Dresden”) in the 1730s, from Middle High German Dresden, from a Sorbian source akin to Lower Sorbian Drježdźany, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dręzga, of which the locative case is *dręzdzě.

A village in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.


Godfrey

en-proper noun

Godfrey (countable and uncountable, plural Godfreys)

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey.

der

A community north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.


Noel

* (names): From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.
* (city in Missouri): Named for brothers Clark Wallace and William Jasper Noel, stockmen and owners of a sawmill.
* (community of Nova Scotia, Canada): Named after its most prominent resident, Noël Doiron.


Shakespeare

→ Vietnamese: Sếch-xpia

A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.

A village in Perth East township, Ontario, Canada, named after the playwright.


Russell

→ Translingual: russelianus

→ French: Russell

Inherited from Middle English Russel, from Anglo-Norman Russel. Doublet of Rousseau/Roussel. Equivalent to russel.

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

A township and village therein, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, eastern Ontario, Canada.

An urban community in the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth, Manitoba, Canada.


Arthur

From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”).
Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”).

Wellington North
Wellington North#English

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community of Wellington North township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.


Janet

→ Welsh: Sioned

From Jane + -et, q.v. Chiefly Scottish until the 19th century.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.


Ventry

A community of Southgate, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Durham

From Old English Dunholm, meaning "hill islet". In order to get from Dunholm to Durham, two major processes had to take place. Firstly, the n at the coda of the first syllable, dun, underwent dissimilation. Specifically, by influence of the m in the coda of the following syllable (holm), said n denasalised and lenited to the oral r, thus dur. Secondly, after a weakening of the vowel quality in the more weakly-stressed syllable holm, this ending was misanalysed as the similar-sounding toponymic suffix, -ham, meaning home or farm.
Doublet of Duresm and Dunelm.

A community of New Brunswick; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.

A community of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario.


Austin

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, a contraction of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.

A locale in Canada.
A community of Manitoba.


Alfred

→ Danish: Alfred

Esperanto: Alfredo

Faroese: Alfred

→ Finnish: Alfred

French: Alfred

→ German: Alfred

Greek: Αλφρέδος (Alfrédos)

Italian: Alfredo

Norman: Alfred

→ Norwegian: Alfred

Portuguese: Alfredo

desctree

Spanish: Alfredo
Cebuano: Alfredo
Tagalog: Alfredo

→ Swedish: Alfred

From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery.
The modern pronunciation with /f/ is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with [v], as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v).

Alfred and Plantagenet
Alfred and Plantagenet#English

A community of Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.


Davis

en-prop

Davis (countable and uncountable, plural Davises)

A community of the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.


Bruce

From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.

A hamlet in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.


Wesley

Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west + -ley (“lea”).

A hamlet in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Darlington

/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/

-ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dearthingtun, supposedly “the settlement of Deornoth's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + -tun. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A village in York County, New Brunswick.


Donald

en-proper noun

Donald (countable and uncountable, plural Donalds)

⇒ Translingual: donaldtrumpi

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.

der

A community regarded as a ghost town west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada.


Westminster

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west + minster.

City of Westminster
Westminster (disambiguation)

A community of Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Prince Albert

Doug Malloy
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria

The name for the genital piercing derives from an urban myth, published by Doug Malloy, associating it with Queen Victoria's consort Albert.


Alvin

From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”).

A locality in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.


Richmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A village and former municipality of Ottawa, Ontario.

A rural community of Prince County, Prince Edward Island.


Ludlow

en-proper noun

Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

Ludlow
Ludlow (disambiguation)
River Teme

From the Old English rivername Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Sunderland

From sunder + -land (see Wikipedia article for further etymological information).

A community of Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.


Raymond

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

From Old French, from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”).

A community of Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada.


Dennis

From Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, "follower of (the wine god) Dionysus".

A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.


Allison

en-prop

Allison (countable and uncountable, plural Allisons)

From a Middle English diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice + -son.

Westmorland County
Westmorland County#English

A community in Moncton Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Arnold

From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of erne, -ornis, and ornitho-.
Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen Aquila, and female given name Aquilīna (whence Russian Акули́на (Akulína)), related to aquila (whence eagle).

Shelburne County
Shelburne County#English

A community of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Abbey

A village in the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after a farm in Ireland.


Acton

en-proper noun

Acton (countable and uncountable, plural Actons)

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

A community of the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.


Aspen

Guysborough County
Guysborough County#English

A small community of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.


Browning

From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown).
For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.

A community within the municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, named after Robert Browning.


Alma

Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.

A village in Albert County, New Brunswick.

An unincorporated rural community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

An unincorporated rural community of Wellington County, Ontario.

Places in Canada:
A settlement in Prince Edward Island.


Cardigan

Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

A community in the town of Three Rivers, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Chase

Chase (countable and uncountable, plural Chases)

en:Chase
en:Chase (surname)
en:Chase#Places

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A village and river in British Columbia, Canada.


Benny

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A community in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, named after W. W. Benny.


Dale

A community of Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.


Bath

From Middle English Bathe, from Old English Baþan, from the dative case of bæþ.


Dean

Dean (countable and uncountable, plural Deans)

The surname or given name is of multiple origins, depending on context:
* As an English surname, from Middle English dene (“valley”).
* Also as an English surname, from the noun dean. Cognate to Deacon.
* Also as an English surname, from the personal name Deyne, a rhyming form of Reynald (see Reginald).
* As an Irish surname, variant of Deane.
* As a Scottish surname, from Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, itself from the noun meaning valley.
* Old English Dene (“Dane, Norseman”)
* Hebrew דין (“law, judgment”) and Arabic دين (“way of life, creed”)

A small community in the Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Drake

* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun drake meaning "male duck" and "dragon."
* As a German surname, from Low German drake (“dragon”), related to the above.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized/West Flemish variant of Draak, also related to the above.


Faust

After Johann Georg Faust, German magician and alchemist.


Fletcher

Fletcher (countable and uncountable, plural Fletchers)

English occupational surname from the noun fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Sometimes confused with Flesher.

A farming community in Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada.


Congress

Congress (disambiguation)#Places
United States Congress

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge, No. 73, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Fowler

From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.

A locality on the Stikine River, north-west British Columbia, Canada.

A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.


Foster

Foster (countable and uncountable, plural Fosters)

English surname, reduced from Forster; also from the noun foster.

A village in the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, southern Quebec, Canada.


Drew

A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).


Griffin

A place name:
A community of Saskatchewan, Canada.


Hale

* As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”).
* Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain.
* As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.

A locality on the Algoma Central Railway, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.


Hardy

* As an English, Scottish, and French surname, from Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”).
* As an Irish surname, via mac giolla deacair (“son of the hard lad”) as a calque of the above.
* Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Hardie.

der

A hamlet in Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Holt

en-proper noun

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)

English, Dutch, north German, Norwegian and Danish surname, all from the noun holt (“copse, woodland”).

East Gwillimbury
East Gwillimbury#English

A village in East Gwillimbury, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.


Hope

Hope (usually uncountable, plural Hopes)

Nadine f (from Nadia (pet form from Надежда) + -ine)

A community of the city of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.


Kirk

Kirk (countable and uncountable, plural Kirks)

From kirk (“church”). Doublet of Church.

A community of West Nipissing, Nipissing District, north-east Ontario, Canada.


Guy

For places which could be from either etymology above.

A hamlet in the Municipal District of Smoky River, No. 130, Alberta, Canada.


Hamlet

François de Belleforest
Hamlet
Hamlet (disambiguation)#Places
Hamlet (name)
Saxo Grammaticus

From Latin Amlethus, as written by 13th-century Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, and borrowed into English by way of François de Belleforest's French Hamlet, originally rendered as Hamblet in English. Ultimately from Old Danish Amlethæ, corresponding to Old Norse Amlóði (“fool”), claimed to be suggestive of the way that Hamlet acts in the play, from ama (“to annoy”).

A locality in Alberta, Canada, named after William Hamlet.


Lang

en-prop

Lang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)

A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Monarch

en-proper noun

Monarch (countable and uncountable, plural Monarchs)

Lethbridge County
Lethbridge County#English

Locations in Canada:
A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta.


Canton

The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.


Mosquito

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador


Lincoln

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

From Old English Lindcoln, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colonia, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.

Athabasca County
Athabasca County#English

A community of Athabasca County, Alberta.

A suburban community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.


Penny

A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:

A small community on the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Canada.


Price

Price (countable and uncountable, plural Prices)

A village municipality in La Mitis regional county municipality, Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada.


Mayo

Derived from Irish Maigh Eo
* (surname): Possibly instead derived from Old French, “Maiheu” from Hebrew, “Matthew”


Raven

A community in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada, possibly named after the Raven River.


Paradise

From paradise.
The town in Newfoundland is named after Houmet Paradis near Guernsey.


Phoenix

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).

A community of Clearwater County, Alberta.

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English


Prince

Prince (countable and uncountable, plural Princes)

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Tomahawk

A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.


Woods

Woods (countable and uncountable, plural Woodses)

A community in Carling township, Ontario, Canada.


Young

Young (countable and uncountable, plural Youngs)

* As an English, Scottish, and northern Irish surname, from the adjective young, used to distinguish a younger brother or son. This sense is comparable to the surnames le Yunge, German Jong and Junk, Dutch Jong and de Jongh, French Lejeune and LaJeunesse, assimilated from Dion and Guyon.
* As a Chinese surname, from the following:
** Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng⁴). Doublet of Yeung.
** Hokkien 楊／杨 (iông / iâng). Doublet of Yu, Yeo, Yeoh.
** Mandarin 楊／杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yang.

A placename:
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Violet

A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette.

A community of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Star

* As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”).
* Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”).
* As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”).
* As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”).
* As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a nickname.

semantic loan

A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.


Warren

en-prop

Warren (countable and uncountable, plural Warrens)

From the Anglo-Norman surname (de) Warenne, a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near Arques-la-Bataille, along the river Varenne in Normandy, from Medieval Latin Warinna, a hydronym of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from *var-, *ver- (“river, water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”); see also the Latin river Avara. Phonetic Germanic influence is shown by the [v] > [w].

der

A community of Manitoba; named for railroad executive A. E. Warren.

A community of Markstay-Warren municipality, Sudbury District, Ontario.


Smith

en-proper noun

Smith (countable and uncountable, plural Smiths)

⇒ Translingual: smithi, smithii

From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.

Nallbani

surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”

Lesser Slave River
Lesser Slave River#English

A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.


Rose

* As an English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, Jewish (Yiddish רויז (royz)), and German surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as Hungarian Rózsa, Rozsa, Slovak Róža, Czech Roza, etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.
* Also as an English surname, from a Norman name of Germanic origins, likely made up of Proto-Germanic *hrod (“fame”) and *heid (“kind, sort, type”), ultimately evolved from *hrōþiz. Introduced to England in the form Roese or Rohese.
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Ross.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized or Italianized from Rože, from a short form of Erazem (from Latin Erasmus), compare Rozman.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Union

(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.

A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


York

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *eburos
Proto-Brythonic *eβur
Proto-Celtic *-ākos
Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
Latin Eborācumder.
Old English Eoforwīċder.
Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
Middle English Ȝork
English York
From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Doublet of Évora.

suffix

Haldimand County
Haldimand County#English

A community of Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Arran

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Arainn, but the name is ultimately probably of non-Indo-European (substrate) or Pictish origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Islay.
Possibly from a Brythonic/Pictish term ancestral or cognate to Middle Welsh aran (“"high place"”).


Clifford

From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”).

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community of the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.


Britannia

Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia. Doublet of Britain and Brittany.

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

A community of Lake of Bays township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.


Berkeley

From Old English beorc (“birch”) + leah (“meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”).

A community of Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Medina

* The province and city in Saudi Arabia is derived from Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.
* The river and former borough on the Isle of Wight are derived from Old English Meðune (“the middle one”).
* The river and county in Texas are derived from the Spanish surname Medina.

bor

اَلْمَدِينَة

A community of Zorra Township, Ontario, Canada.


Bagdad

A rural community of Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Dover

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber.
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.


Rhineland

From the German Rheinland, equivalent to English Rhine + -land.

A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.


Cheapside

From Middle English cheap (“market”). Cheapside, Chipping, and cheap all reflect ancestry from Old English ceapian, concerning trading in markets.


Mackenzie

Spelling pronunciation of Scots MacKenȝie with the letter yogh confused with Z. Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, itself from mac (“son, descendant”) + Coinnich (“of Coinneach”).

compound

A community of Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.


Wheatley

en-proper noun

Wheatley (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatleys)

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

A community of Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada.


Atlanta

Supposedly the feminine form of Atlantic.

A community of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Ethel

Short form of names of Old English [Term?] origin beginning with Ethel-, æþele (“noble”). First used in the 19th century. Cognate to the Germanic Adela and Adele.

A hamlet in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Edgar

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir.

A community of Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Hirsch

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Clyde

The name of a river in Scotland, from the Gaelic name Cluaidh, of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by clut (“the cleansing one”).

A community of the township of North Dumfries, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.


Montague

Montague (countable and uncountable, plural Montagues)


Derby

From Old English Dēorby, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse Djúra-bý (“village of the deer”), from dýr (“deer”) + bǿr (“settlement”). Influenced by British Latin Derventio, the Roman site predating Derby, and possibly also the Celtic river name Derwent.

der

A locality in Langley district municipality, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

A parish and community therein, in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Preston

en-proper noun

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

A place in Canada:
A community of Cambridge, Ontario.


Fawcett

Fawcett (countable and uncountable, plural Fawcetts)


Winchester

From Middle English Wynchester, Winchestre, from Old English Wintanċeaster, from Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + Old English ċeaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).
The bottle is named for the former customary units of the English city. The rifle is named named after American businessman Oliver Winchester (1810–1880). The computer disk is named for the rifle.

named-after

Any of the towns named after it, including:

A village in North Dundas township, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Gibson

en-proper noun

Gibson (countable and uncountable, plural Gibsons)

A community of Tiny township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Virgil

From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.

A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.


Brock

A village in the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Burdett

A hamlet in the County of Forty Mile, No. 8, Alberta, Canada.


Armstrong

The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician James William Armstrong (1860 - 1928).

A rural community and First Nation settlement in Thunder Bay District, Ontario.


Portland

A community of Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.


Lund

Lund (countable and uncountable, plural Lunds)

Dithmarschen
en:Lund
en:Lund (surname)
en:Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire

* As an English, German, and North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lundr (“grove”).
* Also as a German surname, from Lunden in Dithmarschen, itself possibly borrowed from Danish lund (“little forest”) or lunn (“survey”).

An unincorporated village in the Regional District of qathet, British Columbia, Canada.


Swift Current

Swift Current (disambiguation)
Swift Current Creek

In Saskatchewan, apparently named after Swift Current Creek.

A community and designated place in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Burrows

A community in the Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Delia

From the Ancient Greek Δήλῐᾰ (Dḗlia), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.


Brighton

(place): From Old English Beorthelmstone (“Beorthelm's farm”)
: (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

der

A community of Digby municipality, Digby County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Shelburne municipality, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.


Weymouth

In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.


Wareham

en-proper noun

Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

From Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A community of Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Caledonia

/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.

A community of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.


Chichester

/ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/

Chichester
Chichester (disambiguation)
Cissa of Sussex

Reputedly from Old English Cissa + ceaster (“fort, manor, town”).

A township municipality and village in Pontiac regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Exeter

From Old English Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.

A community of Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Southampton

A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick.

A community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

A place in Canada:
A community of Bruce County, Ontario.


Bennett

Bennett (countable and uncountable, plural Bennetts)


Harris

Harris (countable and uncountable, plural Harrises)

From Harry + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada


Cartwright

Cartwright (countable and uncountable, plural Cartwrights)

English surname, from the nouns cart + wright (“maker, crafter”). As a Dutch surname, variant of Courtwright.
The settlement in Labrador was named by British military officer, entrepreneur and author George Cartwright (1739/1740 – 1819), who established a fish and fur trading business at the location of the settlement.

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A placename, from the surname:
A village in Manitoba, Canada.


Mitchell

Mitchell (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchells)

Translingual: markmitchelli

From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).

A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:


Webb

A village in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.


Simpson

Simpson (countable and uncountable, plural Simpsons)

From Middle English Sympson, equivalent to Sim, the short form of Simon, + -son.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek, No. 281, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Clydesdale

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English

A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Spalding

A rural municipality and village therein, in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Titusville

A community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, settled by the Titus family.


Palmer

Palmer (countable and uncountable, plural Palmers)

From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.

der

A hamlet in Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Maxwell

From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).

A hamlet in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Cameron

en-proper noun

Cameron (countable and uncountable, plural Camerons)

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).

An unincorporated village in Ontario; named for either early settler Duncan Cameron or politician Matthew Crooks Cameron.


Cardiff

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

A community of the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.


Roland

From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando.

der

Chanson de Roland
Roland (disambiguation)

A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, Canada.


Lancaster

From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

A community of the township of South Glengarry, in eastern Ontario, Canada.

A small community of the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.


Chester

en-proper noun

Chester (countable and uncountable, plural Chesters)

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castra (“camp”).
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County#English

A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Cassidy

From the Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”), from cas (“curly-haired”).

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

A community in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Dixon

Dixon (countable and uncountable, plural Dixons)

A community of South Stormont township, Ontario, Canada.


Jefferson

Jefferson (countable and uncountable, plural Jeffersons)

/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/

From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

A community of Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.


Bridgetown

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒˌtaʊn/

en:Bridgetown (disambiguation)
en:Tobias Bridge

From bridge + town or Bridge + town
* (Barbados): From being named after Tobias Bridge, and a former name, Indian Bridge, which in turn was named for a native bridge over the river Careenage in Bridgetown.


Kingston

In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.
In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.

doublet

A community of Kings County, New Brunswick.

(historical)

Places in Canada:
A village in Nova Scotia.

A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Underwood

The name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English.
The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood.
The common noun comes from the name of the manufacturer, after John T. Underwood, one of its founders.

A community of Markham, Rural Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Kincardine municipality, Bruce County, Ontario.


Piccadilly

Audio (US)

From Pickadilly Hall, a house belonging to a tailor who specialized in a type of lace collar called a piccadill, possibly from conjectured Spanish *picadillo, from picado (“punctured, pierced”); compare 17th century Spanish picadura (“a similar lace collar”).
Piccadilly attested from 1743; previously the area was called Portugal, and the street Portugal Street (1692), after Catherine of Braganza.

A community of Central Frontenac, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

Central Frontenac
Central Frontenac#English

Frontenac County
Frontenac County#English

A community of Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove
Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove#English


Gerald

en-proper noun

Gerald (countable and uncountable, plural Geralds)

From Old French, ultimately from Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *wald (“might, power”). The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.

Spy Hill No. 152
Spy Hill No. 152#English

A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Newport

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

Port-Neuf

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)

Porte-Neuve

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)

A community of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Kennedy

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).

A village in the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Broadway

From broad + way. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively.
Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Burton

Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.

A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

A settlement in western Prince Edward Island.


Woodstock

Woodstock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodstocks)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

A placename
A place in Canada
A community of Nova Scotia.


Clarence

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

Annapolis County
Annapolis County#English

A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.

A community of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

A community and former township in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario.


Canterbury

/ˈkæntəbəɹɪ/

From Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burg.

A village and parish of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Plymouth

From Plym + mouth, referring to the river's mouth.

A small rural community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A small rural community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Salisbury

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

From Middle English Sarisberie, from Old English Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).
Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”).
The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village.
The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Westmorland County
Westmorland County#English

A village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.


Morton

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

A community of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


Bedford

Bedford (disambiguation)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford.
The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

coin

Place names:
A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Warwick

From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

affix

Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.

A community in the County of Minburn, Alberta.

County of Minburn
County of Minburn#English


Leipzig

de-proper noun

Leipzig n (proper noun, genitive Leipzigs or (optionally with an article) Leipzig)

Leipzigs (genitive)
Leipzig (genitive with-article)

English: Leipzig

Portuguese: Leipzig

From a Slavic name like Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian Lipsk (literally “place of linden trees”); compare Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian lipa, from Proto-Slavic *lìpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ. Early spellings of the name in Latin include Libzi, Lipzk and the standard Lipsia.

cog

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379, Saskatchewan, Canada


Wallace

en-proper noun

Wallace (countable and uncountable, plural Wallaces)

An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wielisc.

A community of Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.

A placename:
A locale in Canada.
A community of Ontario.


Shelley

From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".

A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.


Carlisle

From Middle English Carlele, from Old English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin Luguvalium), from Proto-Celtic *Luguwalos (personal name, literally “strength of Lugus”), from *Lugus + *walos (“strength”).
The absence of a suffix comparable to Welsh -ydd in the underlying Cumbric form is unexplained; see w:Cumbric/Absence of -ydd.

der

A community of Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario.

A community of North Middlesex municipality, Ontario.


Pembroke

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

A community in West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.

A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.


Dundee

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Dè (“good fort”).

Restigouche County
Restigouche County#English

A community of Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

A small community of Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Berwick

→ Welsh: Berwig

For places in England and Scotland (e.g North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -wick.
Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Dartmouth

English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart.

An urban community on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Gladstone

A community of Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English


Mansfield

From Old English Mammesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Mulmur township, Dufferin County, Ontario.

A community of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec.


Northampton

From Old English Norþhāmtūn. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.

A parish and community of Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Felix

From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A community and railway point in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.


Waterloo

From Middle Dutch, composed of water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”). More at water, lea. cf. German Loh. Most places in English-speaking countries are named for the battle.

compound

The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.

A rural community of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.


Trenton

⇒ Translingual: trentonensis

Originally named "Trent's town" in the 17th century, after a Quaker, William Trent.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the capital of New Jersey.

A community of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada.


Mortimer

A habitational surname from Mortemer in France, from Old Northern French, literally meaning “dead pond”.

A community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Randolph

From Old Norse rǫnd (“shield”) + úlfr (“wolf”).


Bangor

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).

Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.

A community of Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Margate

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A community of Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Swindon

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + denu (“valley”), similar to the name Swinden. The first element could instead be from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn, or its Old English equivalent swān.

Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District#English

A community of Perry township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.


Torbay

In Devon, recorded as Torrebay in 1401, from Torre + bay "the bay near Torre", which later became Tor Bay.
The town in Newfoundland is named after the borough in Devon.


Hythe

A hamlet in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, Alberta, Canada, named after Hythe , Kent.


Falmouth

In Cornwall, from Fal + mouth, at the mouth of the River Fal.

A village in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Gosport

Possibly from goose or gorse, or from God's port.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A community of the town of Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.


Colchester

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).

City of Colchester
Colchester
Colchester (disambiguation)

A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.


Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

From Old English Sċrobbesburh (literally “fort in the scrubland region”), from *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh. Compare Shropshire from Sċrobbesċīr, short form of Sċrobbesbyriġ sċīr (literally “shire of Shrewsbury”).

der

A small hamlet in Chatham-Kent municipality, south-western Ontario, Canada.


Carthage

From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

A community of the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


Springfield

A community of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.


Windsor

Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.

gloss

"reel, winch"; > Middle English <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">windel</i> (“reel, spool”)

A community of Hants County, Nova Scotia.


Waterford

From water + ford. In the case of the city in Ireland, this is a modification through folk etymology of Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr (literally “wether ford”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Waterford, Ireland.

der

A community of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.


Riverside

A community of Middlesex County, Ontario.

A community in the township of Tay, Simcoe County, Ontario.


Hungerford

en-proper noun

Hungerford (countable and uncountable, plural Hungerfords)

From Old English hungor (“hunger, famine”) + ford (“ford”), a name which probably denoted an unproductive or barren land.

A settlement in Tweed municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.


Harley

From Old English hær (“rock”) or hara (“hare”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hare + -ley (“lea”).

A community in Burford, Brant County, Ontario.


Barnsley

Barnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.


Newbury

From Old English niwe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Newburgh.

A village in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.


Boyle

* As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”).
* As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville.

Athabasca County
Athabasca County#English

A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.


Denver

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Denver.wav

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.


Ammon

From Hebrew עַמּוֹן (ammon), from the root ע־מ־ם.

A community of Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.


Charleston

From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.


Sparta

From Latin Sparta, from Doric Greek Σπάρτᾱ (Spártā) (Attic Greek Σπᾰ́ρτη (Spártē)).

A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Ayr

A community of North Dumfries township, Waterloo Regional County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.


Clinton

Clinton
Clinton (disambiguation)
en:DeWitt Clinton
en:Glinton, Cambridgeshire
en:Glympton

* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton.
* (given name): Derived from the surnames.
* (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.

A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

A community of Central Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Ophir

From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located.

bor

Hebrew אוֹפִיר

A sparsely populated farming community in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.


Warner

en-proper noun

Warner (countable and uncountable, plural Warners)

* English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener.
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin; see Murnane.

A village in Alberta, within the above county.


North Star

From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.

Sterenn

star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban

County of Northern Lights
County of Northern Lights#English

A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.


Fitzgerald

A community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, northern Alberta, Canada.


Rochester

/ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/

/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/

From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”).


Osborne

From a medieval given name influenced by, or possibly derived from, Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss (“god”) + bjǫrn (“bear”). See English bear.

A community in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada.

A rural community in St. Clair township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.


Baxter

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.

A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Thackeray

An English habitational surname from a place in Yorkshire, of Old Norse origin, from þak (“thatch, roof”) + rá (“nook”), therefore referring to a "place with thatching".

A community in western Saskatchewan, Canada.


Huxley

en-proper noun

Huxley (countable and uncountable, plural Huxleys)

From the Old English personal name Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husċ (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.


Hampton

Variously from:
* Old English hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town);
* Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town).
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after one of several towns in New England. The civil parish is named after the town.

Places in Canada:
A community of Nova Scotia.

Places in Canada:
A community of Prince Edward Island.


Benson

A hamlet within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.


Churchill

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪl/

/ˈt͡ʃɜːɹt͡ʃɪl/

Any of several placenames, derived from church and hill.

A community in the township of Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community in the town of Erin, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.


Thornton

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).

A community of Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Monroe

From Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”) + Roe, a river in Northern Ireland, meaning "man from the River Roe".

inh

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Barton

From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).

Any of many places named after the English places, or after persons with the surname, including:


Weston

From Old English west (“west”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A community of Kings County, Nova Scotia.


Argyle

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba.

Guysborough County
Guysborough County#English

A community of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

A district municipality and community therein, in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

A community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.


Boswell

Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

A community on Kootenay Lake in the Kootenays, south-east British Columbia, Canada.


Lawson

en-proper noun

Lawson (countable and uncountable, plural Lawsons)

* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws.
* As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Sinclair

Derived from Saint Clare, to whom the clan's churches were dedicated.

A community of the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada


Wentworth

Wentworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wentworths)

From either the Old English byname Wintra, or Old English winter (“winter”) + Old English worþ (“enclosure”).

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.

A community in south-west Calgary, Alberta.

A rural community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.


Sherwood

From Old English scīr + wudu (“forest”). The first element is either the ancestor of the modern noun shire, or an adjective meaning "bright" (ancestor to the modern word sheer), depending on the specific placename (listed below).

A community of Huron Shores, Algoma District, Ontario.

A number of places in Canada:
A community of Maple, Vaughan, Ontario.

A community in the Municipality of the District of Chester, Nova Scotia.


Francois

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador


Carlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

A hamlet in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Hawkins

Hawkins (countable and uncountable, plural Hawkinses)

From the Middle English personal name Hawkin, diminutive of Hal (Henry), or from a byname "hawk" (Hawk), with -s.

A placename
A locality in Alberta, Canada.


Muir

From Scots muir (“moor”). A derivation from Scottish Gaelic muir (“ocean”) has also been suggested.

A community in Norwich township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Gunn

Lac Ste. Anne County
Lac Ste. Anne County#English

A hamlet in Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta, Canada.


Tyndall

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead, Manitoba, Canada.


Rowena

Common Brittonic
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Hengist
Historia regum Britanniae
Ivanhoe
Vortigern
Walter Scott

From the name of the daughter of Hengist and wife of Vortigern in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th century pseudohistorical Latin work Historia regum Britanniae. There have been attempts to connect it to some unattested Old English or Common Brittonic name, but without any real evidence. It was revived after Walter Scott used it in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).
Some places are named after Lady Rowena in the novel.


Princeton

Battle of Princeton
Thomas Prince
William Prince (politician)

From prince + -ton (“town”), originally in honor of crown princes or princes of the British Empire but later chiefly in honor of others with the name Prince or locations named Princeton. Doublet of Princetown. Cf. Princes Town, Princeville, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Kingstown, Queenston, and Queenstown.
In particular, the British Columbian town is named for Edward VII, who was known as Albert, Prince of Wales, during the reign of his mother Queen Victoria. The New Jersey borough is named for William III—who became king of England through marriage to Mary II—in honor of his own separate Dutch title of Prince of Orange. The North Carolina town and Nebraska and Ontario communities are named for the New Jersey borough; the Missouri city is named for the Battle of Princeton which occurred there in the American Revolution; and the Illinois city and Florida CDP are named for the university named for its location in the borough. The given name derives from the prestigious university.
The Massachusetts town is named for clergyman Thomas Prince, and the Wisconsin city and town are named for the Massachusetts town. The Minnesota city is named for its founder John S. Prince, and the Idaho CDP is named after the Minnosota city. The Indiana city is named for politician William Prince, and the Kansas city is named for the Indiana city. The Texas city is named for landowner Prince Dowlin. The Kentucky city is named for landowner William Prince.

A settlement in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.

A community of Blandford-Blenheim township, Oxford County, Ontario.


Albertville

A village in the Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Randall

A Middle English variant of Randolph, preserved as a surname and revived in the twentieth century.

A community of New Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Canada.


Chatham

From an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).

since Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard

when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard

Any of several other places of the same name:

A community in Chatham-Kent, Southwestern Ontario, Canada.


Stirling

Likely from Scottish Gaelic srib (“stream”) + Scottish Gaelic linn (“pool, lake”).

A placename:
A village in Alberta, Canada.


Harrington

A community in the township of Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Cambria

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ. Doublet of Cumbria and Cumberland. Cognate with Welsh Cymru.

lbor

A community of the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.


Drummond

A village and parish of New Brunswick, Canada


Winthrop

From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”).

Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.


Howie

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

A locality in Special Area No. 2, southern Alberta, Canada, named by postmaster James Howie.


Maitland

en-proper noun

Maitland (countable and uncountable, plural Maitlands)

Uncertain, possibly a nickname for an ungracious individual, from Anglo-Norman maltalent (“bad temper”). However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.

A village in East Hants municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Peregrine Maitland.


Wakefield

A parish and community therein, in New Brunswick, Canada.

A village in La Pêche municipality, Quebec, Canada.


McIntosh

McIntosh (countable and uncountable, plural McIntoshes)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

A community of the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.


Cadillac

From French Cadillac, from Occitan Cadilhac.
Most places or objects named Cadillac are named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French explorer who founded the eponymous city in Maine and later the city of Detroit, Michigan.

A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada


Cadillac

→ English: Cadillac

desc

→ Chinese: → 卡迪亞克／卡迪亚克 (Kǎdíyàkè) (transliteration)

a placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada


Appleton

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Appleton.wav

From Old English æppel and -tun; alternatively, apple + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.

Mississippi Mills
Mississippi Mills#English

A community of Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Selma

en-proper noun

Selma (countable and uncountable, plural Selmas)

Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma, etc. were in vogue. Perhaps a shortening of Anselma, or from the name of a place in the James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of epic poems, itself from Scottish Gaelic sealladh + math (“good vision”). In some cases perhaps borrowed from Turkish Selma, from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

A placename
A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Kelsey

Kelsey (countable and uncountable, plural Kelseys)

From Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).

A hamlet in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada.

A locality south of Split Lake, Manitoba.


Tracy

Tracy (countable and uncountable, plural Tracys or Tracies)

A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property). As a female given name, it is also known as a diminutive of Theresa.

A village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Osage

en-noun

Osage (countable and uncountable, plural Osages or Osage)

Evolved from a borrowing from French variations of Osage 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 (wažáže), the name of a division of the tribe.


Corinne

From the French equivalent of Corinna, from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden, daughter”).

der

A community in the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Dillon

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.


Elsinore

From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.

A community of Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.


Sylvester

Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.

A community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Irma

From German Irma in the nineteenth century. Short form of Germanic names beginning with irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Cognate with English Emma.


Beverley

en-proper noun

Beverley (countable and uncountable, plural Beverleys)

From Old English befer (“beaver”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to Beaver + -ley (“lea”).

A community in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bryson

A village and municipality on the Ottawa River in Quebec, Canada.


Haight

Haight (countable and uncountable, plural Haights)

From Old English hēahþu (“height”), a topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill. Compare Hight.

A locality in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.


Hillsborough

From hills and borough. The village in New Brunswick was probably named in honour of British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). The civil parish is named after the village.

A number of places in English-speaking countries:

A village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Iona

Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.

Skye

other given names derived from Scottish islands

A small community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Kelso

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyd (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).

A village in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.


Ebenezer

From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven ha`ézer, “stone of help”).

der

אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר


Wilberforce

From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”).

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

A community of Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.


Arlington

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

From the Old English personal name Ælfrēd + Old English ing (“called after”) + Old English tūn (“estate”), "estate named after Alfred". Many of the place names in the United States derive from Arlington House, formerly the plantation of Robert E. Lee.

A number of places in Canada:
A community of Nova Scotia.

A number of places in Canada:
A community of Yukon.


Letterkenny

From Irish Leitir Ceanainn (“Hillside of the O'Cannons”).

uder

A community in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan township, Ontario, Canada.

Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan#English


Barrow Bay

A hamlet on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada, on the western shore of Georgian Bay.


Lindsay

en-proper noun

Lindsay (countable and uncountable, plural Lindsays)

From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.

A large community, formerly a town, in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


Rowley

From Old English components ruh (rough, overgrown) + leah (wood, clearing)

A hamlet in Starland County, Alberta, Canada.


Sonora

Sonora (countable and uncountable, plural Sonoras)

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A community of St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Glenwood

From glen + wood. The town in Newfoundland is named after the Glenwood Lumber Company, which is named in turn after the community in Nova Scotia.

A village in Alberta; named for early settler Glen Edward Wood.


Everton

Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)

From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).

A community of Guelph/Eramosa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.


Marinette

A rural community of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Dickson

A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.


Atkinson

Atkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Atkinsons)

A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Bullock

Bullock (countable and uncountable, plural Bullocks)

Lanark Highlands
Lanark Highlands#English

A community of Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Ainsworth

Ainsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsworths)

From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".

British Columbia
British Columbia#English


Bennington

From Bennington, Vermont, headquarters of the Bennington Marble Company.

A community of Zorra township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Calder

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality below.


Grand Rapids

A place in Canada:
A community of British Columbia.


Vaughan

Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).

A community of West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Galloway

From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.

bor

Yellowhead County
Yellowhead County#English

A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.


Irvine

en-prop

Irvine (countable and uncountable, plural Irvines)

Probably from Celtic words cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“green, fresh”) + afon (“water”).


Barlow

From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).


Ogden

Places in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + denu (“valley”).


Bryant

Bryant (countable and uncountable, plural Bryants)

A community in the Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan, Canada


Fulton

From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).

A community of West Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.


Morpeth

Of uncertain meaning. Recorded in the Assize Rolls of Northumberland of 1256 as Morthpath.

A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Lord Morpeth.


Kirby

en-proper noun

Kirby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirbys)

Originally Kirkby, from kirk (“church”) + -by (“habitation”), "village with a church".

An English placename.
A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.


Chéticamp

Borrowed from French Chéticamp. Further etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a compound including the French word chétif (“poor”), referring to low-quality soil.

Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island#English

A community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Stillwater

A community of St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

A community of the Regional Municipality of West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia.


Jarvis

A surname derived from a Middle English form of Gervase.

Haldimand County
Haldimand County#English

A village in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.


Cayley

Cayley (countable and uncountable, plural Cayleys)

Foothills County
Foothills County#English

A hamlet in Foothills County, southern Alberta, Canada.


Harper

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A rural community of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.