Spanish

en-proper noun

Spanish (countable and uncountable, plural Spanishes)

From Middle English Spainish, Spanish, equivalent to Spain + -ish.


Victoria

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.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Perth

From Scottish Gaelic Peairt, from Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”).

A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Charlottetown

/ˈʃɑɹ.ləˌtaʊn/

The name of the city on Prince Edward Island is Charlotte + town. The city is named after Queen Charlotte (1744-1818). The town in Labrador was named after the city on Prince Edward Island by the local resident Benjamin Powell, who had hoped that the settlement might one day reach a similar size and importance.

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Milton

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

A town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario; named for poet John Milton.


Watson

⇒ Translingual: Watsonia

and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories

A town in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bentley

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.

A place name, including:
A town in Alberta, Canada.


Vulcan

From Latin Vulcānus, probably from Etruscan although very unclear, but unknown meaning and further origin (see more in Latin entry). Doublet of bolcane and volcano.

A town in Vulcan County, southern Alberta, Canada.


Oxford

From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.

inh

(historical)

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.


Hanover

From German Hannover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).


Alexandria

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From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

Алекса́ндрия

any of a number of cities bearing the same name

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry#English

A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.


Devon

→ Russian: Де́вон (Dévon)

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.

A place in Canada:
A town in Leduc County, Alberta.


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.


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.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A town in British Columbia.


Whitby

Whitby (countable and uncountable, plural Whitbys)

Whitbys (plural)
Whidbee (alternative)
Whidby (alternative)

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

A town in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada.


Sidney

Sidney (countable and uncountable, plural Sidneys)

Sidneys (plural)
Sydney (alternative)
Cydney (alternative)
Sydnie (alternative)
Sydne (alternative)

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

A town in British Columbia; named for nearby Sidney Island, itself for Royal Navy hydrographer Frederick W. Sidney.


Cornwall

From Middle English Cornwaile, Cornwayle, a modification of Cornwale (after Old French Cornuaille), from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul.

inh

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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


Cumberland

Cumberland
Cumberland (disambiguation)
Cumberland, Maryland

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Essex

Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

Essex

small unincorporated community in San Bernadino County, California

Essex

coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts

A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.


Sussex

en-proper noun

Sussex (countable and uncountable, plural Sussexes)

Inherited from Old English Sūþseaxan (literally “South Saxons”), which stood for both Sussex and its people.
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after Sussex, New Jersey. The civil parish is named after the town.

inh+

A placename.
A town in New Brunswick, Canada.


Viking

Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr (“Viking”). Already in Old English as wīċing and Old Frisian wītsing, but assumed extinct in Middle English and borrowed anew in the 19th century; any survivals in dialect through the Middle Ages are unknown.
Old Norse víkingr itself is from Old Norse vík (“inlet, cove, fjord”) + -ingr (“one belonging to, one who frequents”) (the -r is the nominative desinence). Thus, “one from or who frequents the sea’s inlets”.
The Old English and Anglo-Frisian form, existing since at least the eighth century, could also have been derived from or influenced by Old English wīc (“camp”), on account of the temporary encampments which were often a prominent feature of the Vikings’ raids.
Others proposals were made, like e.g. deriving víkingr from the root related to the verb víkja or deriving both English and Old Norse words to *wīkingaz related to víkja or wīc.


Scott

en-proper noun

Scott (countable and uncountable, plural Scotts)

Scotts (plural)
Scot (alternative)
Scottie (alternative)
Scotty (alternative)

A town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake, No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Francis

From Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”), originally a nickname of Saint Francis of Assisi. Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

bor

(used only as equivalent to French François) Francés

A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.


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):


Herbert

→? Cebuano: Herbert

From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hariberht.

A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Raymond

en-proper noun

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

From Old French Raimund, from Frankish *Raginmund, from Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz, composed of *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”). Compare the first element in Reginald, Reynold, Ronald; the second element can be found in cognates Edmund, Sigmund, Osmond.

af

A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.


Stonewall

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From stone + wall. The drink is so named because its effect is likened to running into a stone wall. The riots take their name from the Stonewall Inn where they began (in the 1840s, the property was called Bonnie's Stone Wall, later renamed to Bonnie's Stonewall Inn, then the Stonewall Inn Restaurant, and then the Stonewall Inn). The Confederate general acquired his nickname after a battle in which, while other troops were in motion, fellow general Barnard E. Bee observed "there stands Jackson like a stone wall" (either resolutely, or unhelpfully). The chess setup is so named because it is a solid formation which is hard to overrun by force, like a stone wall.

Any of several places:
A town in Manitoba, Canada.


Ajax

From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).

In relative terms, the history of Ajax, Ontario, a town twenty-three miles east of Toronto, is short, spanning a little more than half a century. (Interestingly, to me at least, is the fact that the town is the same age as I am.).

1994, Mike Filey, Toronto Sketches 3: The Way We Were, Dundurn, →ISBN, page 135:


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.


Aurora

/ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/

Aurora (disambiguation)
Gérard de Lairesse
Manuel Quezon

Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.


Castor

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County of Paintearth
County of Paintearth#English

A town in the County of Paintearth, Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”).


Dildo

Uncertain; see the Wikipedia article for some possible origins.

A small town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Erin

Anglicisation of Irish Éirinn (dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of Éire (“Ireland”)).

bor

dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Éire</i> (“Ireland”)

Erin (disambiguation)
Thomas Buchanan Read

A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.


Hope

en-prop

Hope (usually uncountable, plural Hopes)

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

A town and district municipality in British Columbia.


Lincoln

en-proper noun

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

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Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement 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.

der

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


Marathon

/ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

/ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon.

Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District#English

A town in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.


Morris

en-proper noun

Morris (countable and uncountable, plural Morrises)

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.


Paradise

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

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Trinity

A small coastal town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Morse

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after inventor Samuel Morse.


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.

A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.


Kyle

Kyle (countable and uncountable, plural Kyles)

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

A placename
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Hague

A town in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Burin

Likely derived from Basque buru (“head”), referring here to a headland or promontory.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Wells

From Old English wella, genitive plural of well (“spring”), in reference to a residence near a group of springs. The original use of the genitive case here would've indicated origin. The -s ending of the modern form would be added later on upon reanalysis after the breakdown of the case system (outside of pronouns) that occurred in the development of English.

A town in the Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.


Bruno

Bruno (countable and uncountable, plural Brunos or Brunoes)

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown.


Raleigh

Rawley (alternative surname)
Rayleigh (alternative surname)

From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.


Fleming

From Middle English flameng, from late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.


Marshall

* As an English surname, from the noun marshal.
* As a French surname, variant of Mercier.
* As a German surname, variant of Marschall.


Brighton

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

(historical)

A town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English


Dorchester

Dorchester
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wāriā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.


Wainwright

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”).
The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.

A municipal district (Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61) and town therein, in Alberta, Canada.


Cartwright

en-proper noun

Cartwright (countable and uncountable, plural Cartwrights)

Cartwrights (plural)
Catrett (alternative)

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 town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Chandler

Candler (alternative)
Chander (alternative)

/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/

A town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec.


Amos

From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).

der

A town in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Vauxhall

→ Dutch: vauxhall

desctree

→ Russian: вокза́л (vokzál, “(transport) station, terminal”), вокза́лъ (vokzál) — Pre-reform orthography (1918), фокса́л (foksál), вокса́л (voksál), воксга́л (voksgál) — obsolete
→ Armenian: վոկզալ (vokzal), վակզալ (vakzal)
→ Azerbaijani: vağzal
→ Belarusian: вакза́л (vakzál)
→ Georgian: ვაგზალი (vagzali)
→ Ingrian: vokzala
→ Kazakh: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Kyrgyz: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Lithuanian: agzolas
→ Mongolian:
Cyrillic script: вокзал (vokzal)
Mongolian script: ᠸᠣᠻᠽᠠᠯ (wokzal)
→ Polish: woksal, wogzał
→ Tajik: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Tatar: вокзал (woqzal)
→ Turkmen: wokzal
→ Udmurt: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Ukrainian: вокза́л (vokzál)
→ Uyghur: ۋوگزال (wogzal)
→ Uzbek: vokzal

→ Polish: Foksal

Falkes de Breauté
Vauxhall (disambiguation)

Generally thought to have originated in the late 13th century, from the name of Falkes de Breauté, the head of King John's mercenaries, who owned a large house in the area, known as Faulke's Hall, later Foxhall, and eventually Vauxhall.


Georgina

/dʒɔː(ɹ)ˈdʒiːnə/


St. George's

The town in Newfoundland is named for its close proximity to Cape St. George and St. George's Bay.
The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint George (died 303). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.


Allan

Alan (alternative)
Allen (alternative)
Alen (alternative)

A town in the Rural Municipality of Blucher No.343, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Woodstock

en-proper noun

Woodstock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodstocks)

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

A town and parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.


Salisbury

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

From Middle English Saresbury, 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 town and civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick.


Stratford

From Old English strǣt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.

The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.

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


Carlyle

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for a niece of Thomas Carlyle who lived in the area.


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 town in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec.


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.

(historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)

Any of various places, including:
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.


Hanna

en-proper noun

Hanna (countable and uncountable, plural Hannas)

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.


Houston

Houston (countable and uncountable, plural Houstons)

Houstons (plural)
Hoston (alternative)
Houstoun (alternative)
Hughesdon (alternative)

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton

A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada.


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.


Grimsby

From Old Norse Grim (“male given name”) (Grimr, Grimnir, Grim; masked one, mask; Odin) + -s + býr (“village”). Equivalent of Grim + 's + -by.

gloss

<i class="Latn mention" lang="non">Grimr, Grimnir, Grim; masked one, mask; Odin</i>

A town on Lake Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, named after the town in England.


Yarmouth

en-proper noun

Yarmouth (countable and uncountable, plural Yarmouths)

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”).
* On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth.
* The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

A town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.


Truro

Perhaps from Cornish try (“three, very”) + berow (“a boiling”), meaning "(a place of) great water turbulence", where the two fast rivers of Allen and Kenwyn meet to form the Truro. Alternatively, from the Gaulish tribal name Treveri, from Celtic trē ("through") + uer ("water, wet"), meaning "water crossing", in reference to "the people of the river crossing".
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the city in England.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A town in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, 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.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Lourdes

From French Lourdes, corruption of Medieval Latin Lorus (778), the baptismal name taken by a Moorish leader who converted to Christianity, though of unknown ultimate meaning.
The town in Newfoundland is named after the town in France.


Strasbourg

/ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/

/ˈstɹæsbɜːɡ/

/ˈstɹɑːsbɝːɡ/

From French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”).


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 town in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Le Val-Saint-François
Le Val-Saint-François#English


Montpellier

A town and municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Davidson

Տաւիտյան

surname meaning "son of David" in other languages

A town in the Rural Municipality of Arm River No. 252, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Jasper

A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.

Caspar (alternative)
Gaspar (alternative)
Casper (alternative)
Kaspar (alternative)
Kasper (alternative)
Kosper (alternative)
Cosper (alternative)
Gosper (alternative)

A placename:
A place in Canada:
A town in Alberta, Canada.


Prescott

en-proper noun

Prescott (countable and uncountable, plural Prescotts)

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville#English

A town in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.


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 town in Kings County, New Brunswick.


Churchill

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪl/

/ˈt͡ʃɜːɹt͡ʃɪl/

Any of several placenames, derived from church and hill.

A town in Manitoba, on the coast of Hudson Bay.


Southey

English place names, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + Middle English haye (“enclosure”), from Old English heġe and ġehæġ.

A town in the Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Middleton

Middleton (countable and uncountable, plural Middletons)

From Old English Middeltūn, equivalent to middle + -ton.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

(historical)

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:


Kensington

From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”).
The town in Prince Edward Island is named after the borough in London.

A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


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 place in Canada:
A town in southern British Columbia.


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.


Leroy

Transferred from the common French surname Leroy since the nineteenth century, for no apparent reason except its transparent meaning, le roi "the king".

LeRoy (alternative)
Le Roy (alternative)
Leroi (alternative)
LeRoi (alternative)
Le Roi (alternative)
Leeroy (alternative)
LeeRoy (alternative)
Lee Roy (alternative)


Hopedale

The name of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador was calqued from Hoffental, a compound derived in turn from German hoffen (“hope”) and Tal (“dale, valley”). The name was given by Moravian missionaries in 1782 and replaced native Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Agvituk. Compare Hebron, Nain, Ramah and Zoar.

A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Agvituk

town and Inuit community government in Newfoundland


Kelso

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

A small town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.


Terra Nova

Derived from Portuguese Terra Nova (“Newfoundland”).


Wembley

Derived from the Old English proper name Wemba and lēah (“clearing in a forest; meadow, leigh”).

A town in the County of Grande Prairie, No.1, northern Alberta, 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 town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Aylmer

From Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre, mær (“famous”). Doublet of Elmer.

A town in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Badger

From Old English *Bæcg (“a personal name”) + ofer (“hill spur”).
The name of the town in Newfoundland likely derives from the surname of one of its first inhabitants.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Inuvik

“I spent a few days there.”
“In Inuvik? Why?”
“I liked it there,” David said. “I was there in the winter and the northern lights were beautiful. The sun never came up, but I liked living by moonlight.”

2010, Emily St. John Mandel, The Singer’s Gun, Picador (2015), page 205:

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English

A town in the Northwest Territories, Canada.


St. Paul

A town in Alberta, Canada, in the County of St. Paul.


Milford

Milford (countable and uncountable, plural Milfords)

Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County#English

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

A town in Prince Edward County, Ontario.


Colliers

The name of the town may derive from the surname Collier. The area around the town formerly hosted a large charcoal burning industry.
See also Carbonear.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English


Manning

County of Northern Lights
County of Northern Lights#English

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


Sutton

Sutton (countable and uncountable, plural Suttons)

From Old English suþ (“south”) + tun (“town”).

A town in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec.


Holyrood

From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”).
The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.


Comox

From Lik'wala, the southern dialect of Kwak'wala kw’umuxws (“plentiful”).

A town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Digby

Digby (countable and uncountable, plural Digbies)

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).
The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).


Bowden

Uncertain, but the most accepted theory is that it originated from the maiden name of the wife of a surveyor named Williamson, who named the settlement along the Edmonton–Calgary Trail. Another theory states it originated from the
village of Bowdon in Greater Manchester, England.


Amherst

Amherst
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

From either Old English elm or Old Norse almr (“elm”) + Old English hyrst (“wood”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797).


Gibbons

A town in Sturgeon County, central Alberta, Canada.


Hepburn

From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”).
The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.

A town north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Newmarket

The cloak and card game are named after the English town.


Creighton

en-proper noun

Creighton (countable and uncountable, plural Creightons)

A placename
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Cormack

From the Old Irish given name Cormac.
The town in Newfoundland is named after explorer and entrepreneur William Epps Cormack (1796 - 1868).

A town on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Tecumseh

A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.


Zealandia

Te Riu-a-Māui

the hills and valleys of Maui; Maori name, meaning


O'Leary

From Irish Ó Laoghaire.
The town in Prince Edward Island is named after early settler Michael O'Leary.

OLeary (alternative)
Leary (alternative)
Learie (alternative)
O'Lear (alternative)

A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Kirkland

Kirkland (countable and uncountable, plural Kirklands)


Wilkie

Wilkie (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkies)

Wilkies (plural)
Wilk (alternative)
Wilke (alternative)
Wilkey (alternative)
Wilks (alternative)
Wilkes (alternative)

From a Scottish diminutive of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.


Alberton

From Albert + -ton.
The town in Prince Edward Island is named after then-prince Edward VII (1841 - 1910).


Bella Coola

A town in British Columbia, located in the valley through which this river flows.


Pasadena

The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”.
The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California.


Kipling

Kipling (countable and uncountable, plural Kiplings)


Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains, a town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Bancroft

Bancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

A town in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.


Mono

Uncertain. The Monache, a related ethnic group, seems to derive their name from a common source as the Mono, as -chi occurs otherwise in the Yokutsan and Miwok languages as a relatively common suffix on tribal names.


Golden

Golden (countable and uncountable, plural Goldens)

* As an English surname, from the adjective golden.
* As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.

A town in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.


Chisholm

Chisholm (countable and uncountable, plural Chisholms)

Chisholms (plural)
Chisolm (alternative)

Scottish habitational surname, from Old English ċīese (“cheese”) + holm (“piece of dry land in a fen”) or helm (“shed, barn”).


Beresford

Beresford (countable and uncountable, plural Beresfords)

→ French: Beresford

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”).
The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Collingwood

A place in Canada:
A town in Simcoe County, Ontario.


Eaton

Eaton (countable and uncountable, plural Eatons)

From Old English ea (“river”) + tun (“homestead”). As a surname, it is given to someone living near a river or on an island, or any of the various places in England called "Eaton". See also Eton, which is a doublet.

Former name of Eatonia: a town in Chesterfield, Saskatchewan; named in honour of Timothy Eaton, founder of the Eaton's department store chain and mail-order catalogue service.


Hedley

An unincorporated town in southern British Columbia, Canada.


Langton

A small town in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.


Cowan

Cowans (alternative)
Cowin (alternative)
Cowing (alternative)


Three Rivers

/ˈθɹiː ˈɹɪv.ɚz/

From the fact that three rivers flow through the area (confluence of two rivers, one flowing into the other, resulting in three channels).

A town in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Burlington

-ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

From Burling + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland derives from a variant of the name Bridlington in Yorkshire and may have been informed by the name of Burlington, Ontario.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Lawn

(Canada): From French L'Âne (“The Donkey/Ass”).
(United States): From lawn.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Gander

* As an English surname, from the noun gander.
* Also as an English surname, spelling variant of Ganter, itself related to French ganter (“to glove”).
* As a north German surname, from Gandern in Brandenburg.
* Also as a north German surname, from Ganter (“male goose”).
* As a south German and Alemannic German surname, from Gand (“scree”).
The town in Newfoundland is named after Gander Bay or Gander Lake, the names of which derive from the noun gander.


Durrell

Nickname from a diminutive of Old French dur (“hard”).


Placentia

The town in Newfoundland is likely named after the Basque town of Placencia.


Burgeo

/ˈbɜːɹ.d͡ʒoʊ/

A corruption of Portuguese Mill Virgines (“thousand virgins”), a toponym originally applied to the Burgeo Islands.

der

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Kippens

Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from an archaic dialectal term meaning "bundle of hides" or an English surname.

unk

unknown


Cupids

Derived from a corruption of the surname Cooper.


Keels

Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a corruption of the surname Keough, a derivation from the surname Keel, or a derivation from keel, referring here to the shape of the rocks near the town's harbour.

unknown


Souris

The etymology of the name of the town on Prince Edward Island is uncertain. According to one theory, the toponym derives from a calque of French souris (“mouse”), referring to an infestation of mice near the site of the current town. According to an opposing theory, the toponym derives from a corruption of French Havre à l'Échouerie, derived in turn from havre (“harbour”) and échouerie (“bar”), referring to the mouth of the Souris River.


Minto

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Old Welsh minid (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), and Old English hōh (“hill spur, promontory”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.

der

Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:


Legal

Named in honour of Bishop Émile-Joseph Legal.


Cochrane

Cochran (alternative)
Cockrum (alternative)
Cocrane (alternative)
Cocran (alternative)
Cochren (alternative)
Cockram (alternative)
Cockran (alternative)
Cockren (alternative)
Colqueran (alternative)
Cothran (alternative)
Coughran (alternative)
Cofran (alternative)
Cohran (alternative)
Corcoran (alternative)
Corcorran (alternative)
O'Corcoran (alternative)
MacCorcoran (alternative)

The surname has multiple origins:
# From the placename "Lowlands of Cochrane", in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
# An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Maceachrain.
# An anglicization of Irish Ó Corcráin (“descendant of Corcrán”).

A town in Rocky View County, Calgary metropolitan region, Alberta, Canada.

Rocky View County
Rocky View County#English

A town in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.

Cochrane District
Cochrane District#English


Ingersoll

A town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Stephenville

The name of the town in Labrador is derived from Stephen + -ville. The community was named by Catholic missionary Thomas Sears after Stephen LeBlanc, the first child to be baptised in the community.

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Midland

From Middle English mydlonde, equivalent to mid- + land.

A town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Tignish

Derived from the Mi'kmaq toponym Tedeneche, originally referring to the Tignish River.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


South River

/ˈsʌʊθ ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

The town in Newfoundland is named after a nearby river.

A small town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Deseronto

Named for Captain John Deseronto, a native Mohawk leader who was a captain in the British Military Forces during the American Revolutionary War.


Mattawa

My own grandfather, Eugene Bourgeault, a young man in grade eight, was threatened with a beating by Mattawa’s village priest for refusing to learn the Lord’s Prayer in English. The episode spelled the end of his education.

2018 November 30, Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé, “How a family recipe taught me what’s at stake when Franco-Ontarians lose their roots”, in The Globe and Mail:

Nipissing District
Nipissing District#English

A town in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.


Banff

From Scottish Gaelic, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”).


Avondale

The town in Newfoundland is named after Avondale in County Wicklow, Ireland.


Schefferville

The longest haul is in Canada, from the vast deposits of ore at Schefferville, in Quebec, to Seven Islands—a distance of 357 miles; [...].

1963 June, B. Perren, “Colvilles iron ore traffic in the Glasgow area”, in Modern Railways, page 409:


Stanstead

From Old English stan (“stone”) + stede (“place”), meaning "stony place".


Rimouski

A town in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada.


Chibougamau

From the Cree word for "gathering place".

A town and lake in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.


Matagami

From the Cree word for "the confluence of waters".


Lansdowne

en-proper noun

Lansdowne (countable and uncountable, plural Lansdownes)


Stewiacke

Derived from a corruption of the Mi'kmaq toponym Esiktaweak, translated as "whimpering and whining as it goes" (referring to the Stewiacke River).


Kentville

Compound of Kent + -ville. The town is named after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767 - 1820), who visited the area in 1794.


Lunenburg

French: Lunenburg

From German Lüneburg. Because the Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg became King of Great Britain in 1707, many places in former British colonies also carry this name.


Pictou

→ Scottish Gaelic: Baile Phiogto

The name of the town is derived from Mi'kmaq piktook (“explosion, fire”). The toponym refers to highly explosive methane from coal seams located under the town's harbour.


Oromocto

The town is derived from the river, which is thought to have originated in Malecite-Passamaquoddy welamukotuk (“deep water”).

bor

A town in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada, located at the mouth of the river of the same name.


Grand Falls

/ˈɡɹænd ˈfɔːlz/

* (town in New Brunswick): Calque of French Grand-Sault, derived from grand (“big, great”) and sault (“waterfall”). The town is named after a large set of waterfalls in the Saint John River.
* (Churchill Falls): grand+falls (“waterfall”). From being a waterfall located on the Grand River. Coined by Hudson's Bay Company explorer John McLean 1820s. From the river's name in Innu, Mishta-shipu. From Montagnais mishta (“grand, great”).

coin

A town in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Ferryland

The name of the town derives from a reinterpretation of Portuguese farelho (“sharp rocks, reef”).


Englee

/ˌɛn.ɡəˈliː/

Derived from a corruption of French anglais (“English”), referring here to a settlement created by English settlers in an area officially controlled by the French as a result of the Treaty of Utrecht.


Rushoon

Unknown; possibly from French ruisseau (“brook”).


Ramea

The name of the town probably derives from the French toponym La Ramée, a locality near Saint Peter Port in Guernsey.


Forteau

Derived from French Forteau, derived in turn from a compound of fort (“strong”) and eau (“water”). The toponym refers to the powerful, unpredictable tides found near the village.

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Hampden

en-proper noun

Hampden (countable and uncountable, plural Hampdens)

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + denu (“valley”).


Trout River

/ˈtɹʌʊt ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

The town in Newfoundland is named after a nearby river.


Clermont

From French Clermont, from Latin clarus (“clear, famed”) + mons (“mount, mountain”).

A town in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec; named for Clermont-Ferrand in honor of Blaise Pascal.

A town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.


Eatonia

A town in the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Wakaw

A town and lake in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Craik

A town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Eston

Eston (countable and uncountable, plural Estons)

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

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Rouleau

Rouleau (countable and uncountable, plural Rouleaus)

A placename
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Whistler

Whistler (countable and uncountable, plural Whistlers)

Whistlers (plural)
Wissler (alternative)
Whiseller (alternative obsolete)
Whisler (alternative obsolete)

Continuing the Middle English Wistler, Wyzelere, an occupational surname from the Old English hwistlere (“piper”).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A resort town in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.


Fort Smith

South Slave Region
South Slave Region#English

A town in the South Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.


Renfrew

Renfrew (countable and uncountable, plural Renfrews)

Renfrews (plural)
Renfro (alternative)
Renfrow (alternative)
Rentfro (alternative)
Rentfrow (alternative)

From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

A town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


Petawawa

/ˌpʰɛ.ɾəˈwɑːwɑː/


Athabasca

Translingual: athabascae

From Woods Cree [Term?]/Cree Athap-askaw. Compare to Plains Cree ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑯᐢᑳᐤ (“there are many reeds”) or Cree ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑳᐤ (aaniskowaskaaw, “it is full of reeds”), from ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑿ (aaniskowaskwa, “reeds, bullrushes”). Doublet of Arthabaska, Quebec, from Abenaki awabaska (“place of bushes and reeds”).
The Cree name originally applied to the lake, and the river delta (the world's largest inland freshwater delta) and was borrowed into French and English by fur traders. The river was named by extension, and the town's name is clipping of "Athabasca Landing". The Cree name for the town is ᑲᐹᐏᓂᕁ (kapaawinihk, “portage, landing, disembarkation”).

cog

A town in Alberta, Canada, on the Athabasca River. Formerly "Athabasca Landing"


Branch

Surname derived from the noun branch. In addition to being a native English surname, the noun has also been calqued from the word for "branch" in other languages, such as German Zweig, Swedish gren, etc.
The name of the town in Newfoundland is likely derived from French Branch (“a surname”) or Branche.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Hinton

en-proper noun

Hinton (countable and uncountable, plural Hintons)

From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A town in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.


Meadows

Meadows (countable and uncountable, plural Meadowses)

Variant of Meadow, with the patronymic suffix -s.


Wawota

From Dakota "wa ota" meaning "lots of snow".

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


Nipawin

From Cree ᓂᐸᐃᐧᐣ (nipaiyn)/nipawin (“sleep; resting-place”).


Ponoka

A town, the headquarters of Ponoka County, Alberta, Canada.


Ripley

Ripley (countable and uncountable, plural Ripleys)

From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, Hrype, genitive case Hrypa + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

A town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.


Cupar

From Pictish *ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ (cuper, “confluence”), compare Welsh cymer.


Macleod

Macleod (countable and uncountable, plural Macleods)

Macleods (plural)
MacLeod (alternative)
McLeod (alternative)
Mcleod (alternative)

Anglicization of various Irish or Scottish Gaelic surnames. In Canada, the surname is also used as a common Anglicization of Cree ᒪᐦᑭᔪᐠ (mahkiyok, “the big one”) according to records of Scottish missionaries.
* (town in Alberta): see entry for Fort Macleod.

A town in Alberta, Canada; modern Fort Macleod.


Sandringham

The town in Newfoundland is named after Sandringham House to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.


New Glasgow

→ Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu Ùr (calque)

Named after the city of Glasgow, Scotland.


Oakville

A town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, southern Ontario, Canada, a suburb of Toronto.


Fortune

/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃən/

The name of the town in Newfoundland is derived from Portuguese fortuna (“luck, fortune”). The name may refer to a fortuitous event that occurred in the nearby bay.


Sackville

Sackville (countable and uncountable, plural Sackvilles)

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
Sauqueville

From the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Sauqueville, in Normandy.
The town in New Brunswick is named after British politician George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716 - 1785).
The civil parish is named after the town.

A town in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada.


Stellarton

The toponym derives from stellarite + -ton. Named for stellarite (“a type of torbanite”), a form of oil coal (“a type of coal”) that gives off "stars" (Latin stella) of fire when ignited, which is mined in the area.

A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, just outside of the larger town of New Glasgow.


Antigonish

→ Scottish Gaelic: Antaiginis

/ˌæn.tɪ.ɡəˈnɪʃ/

Derived from the Mi'kmaq toponym N'alegihooneech, which translates to "place where branches are torn off". The toponym is thought to refer to a location where bears came to eat beechnuts or hazelnuts.

A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, known for the St. Francis Xavier University and the largest Highland Games outside of Scotland.


Beaverton

The name of several places
A town in Ontario, Canada.


Battleford

en:Battle River
en:Battleford (disambiguation)
en:North Saskatchewan River

From Battle + ford. From the ford found on the Battle River near its confluence with the North Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan.

The Battlefords

the town of Battleford and the city of North Battleford

A placename in Saskatchewan, Canada
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Huntingdon

Huntingdon (countable and uncountable, plural Huntingdons)

From Old English Huntandūn, equivalent to hunta (“hunter”) + dūn (“hill, mountain”).

Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent#English

A town in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada, originally in Huntingdon County.


Val-d'Or

From French Val-d'Or (literally Gold Vale).


Dart

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker of darts, from Middle English dart.


Alameda

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Alameda.wav

From Spanish alameda (“avenue lined with poplars”).


Edson

From Ed + -son; originally given to the son of a man named Ed.

A town in Alberta, Canada; the centre of Yellowhead County.


Carman

en-proper noun

Carman (countable and uncountable, plural Carmans)

A town in Pembina Valley Region, southern Manitoba, Canada.


Lamont

Lamont (countable and uncountable, plural Lamonts)

A town in Lamont County, central Alberta, Canada, named after John Henderson Lamont.


St. George

St George (alternative)
Saint George (alternative)

Charlotte County
Charlotte County#English

A town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Bridgewater

From bridge + water.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location next to a bridge over the LaHave River.

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/

A common placename:
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.


Langham

Langham (countable and uncountable, plural Langhams)

From Old English lang (“long”) + hām (“homestead”).

A town in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Leader

Leader (countable and uncountable, plural Leaders)

English surname, both from the noun leader and an occupational use of lead (“heavy metal”).

A town in the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231, western Saskatchewan, Canada, originally named Prussia.


Govan

Govan (countable and uncountable, plural Govans)

Uncertain. Traditionally said to derive from Old Irish gobán, equivalent to gop (“beak”) + -an. Clancy (1997) and Forsyth (2002) preferred a Cumbric formation, equivalent to Welsh go- (“under”) + fan, the soft mutation of ban (“peak”).


Cobourg

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A town, the county seat of Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, situated on Lake Ontario.


Carberry

Carberry (countable and uncountable, plural Carberrys)

From Scottish Gaelic craobh (“tree”) + barran (“hedge”). The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cairbre (“descendant of Cairbre”).

der

North Cypress-Langford
North Cypress-Langford#English

A town in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford, Manitoba, Canada.


Howley

en-proper noun

Howley (countable and uncountable, plural Howleys)

The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847 - 1918).

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Lanigan

Lanigan (countable and uncountable, plural Lanigans)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lonagáin (“descendant of Lonagán”), apparently a double diminutive of lon (“blackbird”), but possibly a variant of Flanagan.

der

A town in the Rural Municipality of Usborne, No. 210, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Lumsden

en-proper noun

Lumsden (countable and uncountable, plural Lumsdens)

The town in Newfoundland is named after Methodist minister James Lumsden (1854 - 1915).

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A town in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Embree

Embree (countable and uncountable, plural Embrees)


Cantley

Cantley (countable and uncountable, plural Cantleys)

Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais#English

A town in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Albury

Albury (countable and uncountable, plural Alburys)

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in Ontario, Canada.


Summerford

Summerford (countable and uncountable, plural Summerfords)


Elliston

Elliston (countable and uncountable, plural Ellistons)

In Newfoundland, from Ellis (a surname) + -ton. The town is named after missionary William Ellis (1780 - 1837).


Haliburton

Haliburton (countable and uncountable, plural Haliburtons)

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

The main town in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.


Star City

A small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after the first postmaster, Walter Starkey.


Didsbury

Mountain View County
Mountain View County#English

A town in Mountain View County, central Alberta, Canada.


Ladysmith

The South African town was named after Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith, as the wife of Sir Harry Smith she was known as Lady Smith.

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, originally Oyster Harbor. Named to commemorate the lifting of the siege of Ladysmith, Natal, in 1902.


Winterton

Winterton (countable and uncountable, plural Wintertons)

From the Old English personal name Winter or Wintra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

(historical)

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after James Spearman Winter.


Hawke's Bay

Battle of Quiberon Bay
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Hawke Bay
Hawke's Bay
James Cook

Named after a large bay, Hawke Bay, which was named after Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705 - 1781). The name was given by explorer James Cook (1728 - 1779).
The town in Newfoundland was named by Cook during his survey of Newfoundland in honor of Hawke's victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759.


Sturgis

Sturgis (countable and uncountable, plural Sturgises)

Sturgises (plural)
Sturges (alternative)
Sturgess (alternative)

From the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + gils (“hostage, pledge”). The initial s- is not explained.

A town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Biggar

Biggar (countable and uncountable, plural Biggars)

Probably from Old Norse bygg (“barley”) + geiri (“gore, triangular plot of land”), or from Old English beow + Old English gāra, same meaning.


Crofton

Crofton (countable and uncountable, plural Croftons)

From Old English croft (“enclosure”) + tūn (“farmstead”).

A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Cudworth

Cudworth (countable and uncountable, plural Cudworths)

From the Old English personal name Cūþa or Cuda + worþ (“enclosure”).

A small town north-east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Shelburne

Shelburne (countable and uncountable, plural Shelburnes)

The town in Nova Scotia is named after prime minister of Great Britain William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737 - 1805).


LaSalle

en-prop

LaSalle (countable and uncountable, plural LaSalles)

LaSalles (plural)
La Salle (alternative)
la Salle (alternative)
laSalle (alternative)
Lasalle (alternative)
Salle (alternative)

A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.


La Salle

en-proper noun

La Salle (countable and uncountable, plural La Salles)

La Salles (plural)
LaSalle (alternative)
la Salle (alternative)
laSalle (alternative)
Lasalle (alternative)
Salle (alternative)

Rural Municipality of Macdonald
w:Rural Municipality of Macdonald

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


Westport

From west + port. From west or the surname West and port.


Roxboro

A town which is now part of Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


Fairview

The name of many places around the world.

A town in the Peace River Country of Alberta.


Kingsville

Typically from King's + -ville after the model of Kingstown, Kingston, &c. but principally derived from the names of various people surnamed King rather than the noun king. Cf. Kingsburg, Queensville, and Princeville.


McLennan

McAleenan (alternative)
McAleenon (alternative)


Canmore

From Scottish Gaelic ceann mòr (“big head”), the nickname of Malcolm III of Scotland.


Morinville

After Father Morin, a French-speaking oblate missionary who brought French settlers into the area.

A town in Alberta, Canada; a suburb of Edmonton.


Drayton Valley

A town in Alberta, Canada, the centre of Brazeau County.


Neepawa

From Cree ᓃᐸᐘ (niipawa, “land of plenty”).


Innisfail

From Inisfail, poetic name of Ireland, from Irish Inis Fáil.


Westlock

Blend of Westgate + Lockhart, surnames of the owners who owned the land where the settlement was built since 1912.
The original unincorporated community east of the present town, established 1902, is named Edson, after the Edgson family, who owned the settlement's land, but is renamed Edison by Irish immigrants after Thomas Edison, because it duplicated with another settlement along the Grand Trunk Railway.

A town in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada; formerly named Edson and Edison.


Blackfalds

A town in central Alberta, Canada, north of Red Deer.


Stony Plain

Uncertain, but two name origins exist:
*The community is named after the Stoney (Nakoda) First Nations, who historically camped in the surrounding area, and;
*According to Dr. James Hector, a geologist on the Palliser Expedition, the town is named after boulders in the area.

A town in Alberta, Canada; the centre of Parkland County.


Fort Macleod

After North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod.


Bon Accord

In Alberta, from French bon accord, the ancient motto of Aberdeen, Scotland, the hometown of its first settler.


Victoriaville

French: Victoriaville

From Victoria + -ville, after Queen Victoria.

A town in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in south-central Quebec, Canada.


Carstairs

From Cumbric *cair (“fort”) + Cumbric Tarras, a river name.

A town in Mountain View County, central Alberta, Canada.


Saltcoats

A town and rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada.


Crossfield

A town in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada.


Conception Bay South

The town is named for its location on the southern end of Conception Bay.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Seal Cove

A town on Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A town on White Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Wabana

Possibly from a form of Mi'kmaq wôbi (“white, light”), referring to dawn.

A town in Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Brigus

Unknown; possibly from French bigue (“intrigue”), or named after Brickhouse, a former town in England.

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Brickhouse</i>


Boisbriand

Boisbriands (plural)
Boisbriant (alternative)


Fort Erie

A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.


Arnold's Cove

Presumably named after a settler with the surname Arnold.

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Presumably named after a settler with the surname <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Arnold</i>


Strathmore

Of Scottish origin; from strath (“a wide, flat river valley”) + mōr (“swamp”).

Wheatland County
Wheatland County#English

A town in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.


Hartland

en-proper noun

Hartland (countable and uncountable, plural Hartlands)

From Old English heorot (“hart”) + land (“land”), because the village in Devon is situated on a peninsula whose form resembles a hart.
The town in New Brunswick is named after surveyor James R. Hartley (1833 - 1868).

A town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Port Royal

From port + royal.
* (Jamaica): Calque of Spanish Puerto Real
* (Annapolis, South Carolina): Calque of French Port-Royal
* (Virginia): From the name of a local landowning family, the Roy family.

French North America
French North America#English

Annapolis County
Annapolis County#English

(historical) The former capital city of Acadia, French North America.

(historical) Former name of Annapolis Royal: a town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.


Wolseley

en-proper-noun

Wolseley (countable and uncountable, plural Wolseleys)

Wolseleys (plural)
Wolsley (alternative)
Woolseley (alternative)
Woolsley (alternative)
Woosley (alternative)

From Middle English Ulselei, from Old English Wulfsieslega, from the personal name Wulfsiġe (“wolf victory”) in the genitive case Wulfsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality.


Ancaster

A town in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.


Westville

desc

→ Scottish Gaelic: Baile An Iar (calque)

The name of the town in Nova Scotia is derived from west + -ville. The town is named for its location to the west of Stellarton.

A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, immediately west of the town of Stellarton.


Asbestos

From asbestos, from Old French abestos.
* (Asbestos, Quebec): Named by the Royal Mail for the asbestos mines the mining settlement was setup for, when Canada was still a colony of Britain. The county was named for the town.
* (Asbestos, Russia): English for the Russian term for asbestos, асбест (asbest)

Former name of Val des Sources: a town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.


Rothesay

From Middle Scots Rothersay, apparently from an Old Norse term ending in ey (“island”), like other place names ending in -ay.
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after then-Prince of Wales Edward VII (1841 - 1910), who visited the area in 1860. The civil parish is named after the town.

A town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Dalhousie

→ French: Dalhousie

The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838).
The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860).

Restigouche County
Restigouche County#English

A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Macklin

Unexplained. It could be a variant of McLean.

unk

Unexplained

A town in Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Haileybury

Temiskaming Shores
Temiskaming Shores#English

Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario#English

A town in Temiskaming Shores, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.


Marystown

From Mary + -s- + town. From Mary's Town.

Newfoundland Island
Newfoundland Island#English

A town in Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


McGarry

en-proper noun

McGarry (countable and uncountable, plural McGarrys)

McGarrys (plural)
McCary (alternative)
McGeary (alternative)
McVearry (alternative)

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh (“son of Fhearadhach”), a personal name meaning "strong", "brave", from fear (“man”).


McIvers

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Annapolis Royal

/əˈnæ.pə.lɪs ˈɹɔɪ.əl/

From Anna (“a personal name”) + -polis. The town is named after Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714).

A town, the county seat of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


McKellar

en-proper noun

McKellar (countable and uncountable, plural McKellars)

McKellars (plural)
MacKellar (alternative)
McCullah (alternative)
McCullar (alternative)
McCuller (alternative)
McCullers (alternative)
McKeller (alternative)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”), the Gaelic equivalent of Hillary.


Shediac

A town in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada.


Saint-Quentin

A town and parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Osoyoos

From o' + Soyoos, literally “of Soyoos”. Blend of Okanagan + Soyoos, from of the Soyoos, from Okanagan Sẁiẁs, from sẁiẁs (“narrowing of the waters”). The "o" represents an "of" and harmonization of toponyms in the Okanagan with a starting "O". It is named for the narrowing at the outlet of Osyoos Lake.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A town in Okanagan-Similkameen district, Okanagan Valley, Thompson-Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.


Bishop's Falls

From a waterfall named for bishop John Inglis (1777 - 1850) after he visited it in the 1820s.

A town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Come By Chance

The town in Newfoundland may have been named for the use of the area around the town as a staging ground for surprise attacks by French soldiers during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714).

A town on the Avalon Peninsula isthmus, in east Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Tofield

en-proper noun

Tofield (countable and uncountable, plural Tofields)


Asquith

Asquith (countable and uncountable, plural Asquiths)

A town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Colonsay

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality.


Desbiens

en-proper-noun

Desbiens (countable and uncountable, plural Desbiens or Desbienses)

Desbiens (plural)
Desbienses (plural)
DesBiens (alternative)
Des Biens (alternative)
des Biens (alternative)
desBiens (alternative)
Biens (alternative)
Bien (alternative)
des Bien (alternative)
Des Bien (alternative)
desBien (alternative)
DesBien (alternative)
Desbien (alternative)

A town in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada.


Kindersley

Kindersley (countable and uncountable, plural Kindersleys)


St. Brieux

Named after Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, by settlers from there.


Slave Lake

From being a lake named after the Slavey people, from French Esclave, from esclave (“slave”), from Cree term for slaves, from being a Cree exonym for the Slavey people.

Lesser Slave Lake
Lesser Slave Lake#English

Lesser Slave River
Lesser Slave River#English

A town in Lesser Slave, Alberta, Canada, on Lesser Slave Lake, at the head of Lesser Slave River.


Grand River

(Churchill River): grand+river. Calque of Montagnais Mishta-shipu Literally, “Great River”. From mishta+shipu.

A small town in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Mahone Bay

The name of the bay is derived from French mahonne (“type of low-slung pirate vessel”). The bay was a favored hiding place for pirates.
The town is named after the bay.

der

A town on Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, Canada.


Little Bay

The town in Newfoundland is named after a nearby bay.


Bracebridge

en-proper noun

Bracebridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bracebridges)

Perhaps from the unattested Old English element *bræsċ (“twigs, underwood”) + bryċġ (“bridge”).

A town in and the seat of the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.


Mount Royal

A suburban town in Montreal, Quebec, named after the hill.


Whiteway

Whiteway (countable and uncountable, plural Whiteways)

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + weġ (“way, road”).

A small town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after former PM William Whiteway.


Mississippi Mills

Mississippi River
Mississippi River#English

A town in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, named after the local Mississippi River.


Hay River

Presumably all from the Hay surname, information is generally lacking.

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English

A town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the mouth of the Hay River.


Stavely

Stavely (countable and uncountable, plural Stavelys)

A town in Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada.


Springside

A town in the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada.


East Gwillimbury

Gwillimbury is formed from Gwillim, the maiden name of Elizabeth Simcoe.

A town in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.


Pense

Pense (countable and uncountable, plural Penses)

A town and rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160) in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Rigolet

/ˈɹɪɡ.ə.lət/

Derived from French rigolet (“channel”). The settlement was founded by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel at the mouth of the channel leading to Lake Melville.

A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Postville

From post + -ville. The toponym refers to the settlement's origins as a Hudson Bay Company trading post.


Nain

Named after Nein, a village near Nazareth in Israel. The settlement originated as a Moravian religious foundation.
Compare Hebron, Hopedale, Ramah and Zoar.

A town, Inuit community government, and capital of Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Makkovik

Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.


Wabush

Derived from Naskapi waban (“rabbit ground”).

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Labrador City

The town is named after the territory of Labrador.


Pinware

The toponym apparently derives from a corruption of French pied (“foot”) and noir (“black”), referring here to a black, foot-shaped boulder located near the mouth of nearby Black Rock Brook.


Port Hope Simpson

The town is named after British politician John Hope Simpson (1868 - 1961) in recognition of his support for the economic undertaking which would give rise to the current settlement.


Red Bay

The Labrador town is named for a nearby bay, which is named in turn for the reddish coloration of the cliffs surrounding it.


St. Lewis

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a corruption of French Baie-St Louis, an older French name for Hamilton Inlet.


North West River

/ˈnɔɹθ ˈwɛst ˈɹɪv.əɹ/

The settlement is named for its location near Little Lake, which appears to be a north-western river when viewed from Lake Melville.


West St. Modeste

From a Basque source. The current toponym appears to refer to Saint Modesta (died c. 680), but it is unclear how the Basque toponym changed into the name of the saint.
The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from East St. Modeste.

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Happy Valley-Goose Bay

→ Eastern Canadian Inuktitut: Vâli

The town is named after the two settlements which were amalgamated to form it, Happy Valley and Goose Bay.


L'Anse-au-Loup

From French L'Anse-au-Loup, derived in turn from anse (“cove, small bay”) and loup (“wolf, Canis lupus”).


L'Anse-au-Clair

From French L'Anse Eau Claire, derived in turn from anse (“cove, small bay”), eau (“water”) and clair (“clear”). The current form of the toponym is the result of a reinterpretation of eau and clair into au and clair.


Anchor Point

/ˈæŋ.kɚ ˈpɔɪnt/

The town is possibly named for its role as a strategic anchorage.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Bellburns

Derived from a variant of the surname Belben. The town is likely named after one of its earliest inhabitants.


Conche

Possibly named after the abbey of the village of Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy.
An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from an otherwise unknown French term equivalent to English bight or roadstead.


Cook's Harbour

The settlement was named by captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) during his survey of Newfoundland.


Cow Head

The town is named after a nearby peninsula, which is named in turn for a boulder vaguely shaped like a cow's head once located at the southern end of the headland.


Daniel's Harbour

Etymology uncertain. It is unclear who the toponym is named after. Possibilities include captain Charles Daniel (d. 1661) or a local inhabitant named Daniel Regan.


Flower's Cove

The name of the settlement is derived from a corruption of the word flour (“scum caused by the action of breakers on a shoreline”). The element flour was gradually reinterpreted to flower.


Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook

The town is named after the communities of Glenburnie, Birchy Head and Shoal Brook.


Norris Point

The element Norris is a corruption of north.


Parson's Pond

The settlement is named after an individual with the surname Parson or Parsons.


Port au Choix

/ˈpɔːɹt.ə.tʃwɑː/

-ɔː(ɹ)tətʃwɑː

From French Port au Choix, a corruption of Basque portu (“port, harbour”) suffixed with the diminutive suffix -txoa. The Basque toponym was reinterpreted to French port (“port”) and choix (“choice”).


Port Saunders

The town is named after British admiral Charles Saunders (c. 1715 - 1775), commander-in-chief of the Newfoundland station in 1752.


River of Ponds

The town is named after a nearby river, which received its name in turn for linking multiple ponds and lakes.


Rocky Harbour

/ˈɹɒk.i ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for its rocky shoreline.


Roddickton-Bide Arm

The town is named after the communities of Roddickton and Bide Arm.


St. Anthony

In Newfoundland, derived from French Saint Antoine. The toponym was created in honor of the feast day of Saint Anthony the Great by explorer Jacques Cartier (1491 - 1557). The name originally referred to a location on the Québec coastline before migrating to Newfoundland.


Sally's Cove

Etymology uncertain. The element sally may refer to a willow-like tree species, a projection of land, or to an early settler.


St. Lunaire-Griquet

/ˈseɪnt lʊˈnɛɹ ˈɡɹɪk.ət/

The town is named after the communities of St. Lunaire and Griquet.


Baie Verte

Derived from French Baie Verte, derived in turn from baie (“bay”) and vert (“green”). The town is named after a nearby bay.


Birchy Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, which is named in turn for the abundance of birch trees on its shore.


Brent's Cove

The town is named after a cove, the name of which derives in turn from dialectal brent (“burnt hill”).


Campbellton

→ French: Campbellton

From Campbell (a surname) + -ton.
The city in New Brunswick is named after colonial administrator Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (1769–1843).
The town in Newfoundland is named after John Campbell, a local sawmill manager.


Carmanville

From Carman (“a surname”) + -ville. The town is named for Methodist reverend Albert Carman (1833 - 1917).


Change Islands

The town is named after the small island group on which it is located, the name of which derives from the location's use as a summer fishing station; in winter, the inhabitants migrated or "changed" to other locations.


Comfort Cove-Newstead

The town is named after the communities of Comfort Cove and Newstead.


Cottlesville

Likely from cottle (“notched metal bar hung in a fireplace”) + -ville.
Compare Cottrell's Cove and Cottles Island.


Fleur de Lys

Derived from French fleur de lis (“lily flower”). The town is named after a nearby rock formation shaped like a fleur de lis.


Fogo Island

The name of the island derives from Portuguese fogo (“fire”), possibly referring to a forest fire or its aftermath.
The town is named after the island.


LaScie

Derived from French scie (“saw”), referring here to a nearby set of jagged hills.


Lewisporte

Compound of Lewis (“a surname”) + port. The town is named after Lewis Miller (1819 - 1909), who operated a lumber company near the settlement.


Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North

/ˈlʌʃ.əz ˈbaɪt ˈboʊ.mɒnt ˈboʊ.mɒnt ˈnɔɹθ/

Lush
es Bight- Beau
mont- Beau
mont North

The town is named after the communities of Lushes Bight, Beaumont and Beaumont North.


Ming's Bight

Likely derived from a corruption of the name of the French village of Saint-Méen. Less likely etymologies include a derivation from French Baie des Pins (derived in turn from baie (“bay”) and pin (“pine tree”)) or from the archaic verb ming (“mix”).
See also Harbour Main.


Musgrave Harbour

/ˈmʌz.ɡɹeɪv ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after colonial administrator and governor of Newfoundland Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828 - 1888).
See also Mount Musgrave and Musgravetown.


Nipper's Harbour

/ˈnɪp.əɹz ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after a nearby inlet, named in turn for the presence of large mosquitoes locally called nippers.


Pilley's Island

The town is named after the island it is located on, which is named in turn is named after one of its first settlers.


Point Leamington

The town is named after Leamington in the United Kingdom.


Roberts Arm

/ˈɹɒb.ɚts ˈɑɹm/

The first element of the toponym is a corruption of the plural form of rabbit. The land near the town was a popular location for trapping.


South Brook

/ˈsʌʊθ ˈbɹʊk/


Springdale

The name of the Newfoundland town was apparently coined as a description of its immediate surroundings.


Tilt Cove

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for the presence of a tilt (“shelter, lean-to”).
See also Tilting and Tilton.


Twillingate

The town is named after the island on which it is located, the name of which derives in turn from French Toulinguett. The French toponym derives from the name of the Pointe du Toulinguet peninsula in Brittany.


Bonavista

The town is named after the Bonavista Peninsula, the name of which may be of Spanish, French or Portuguese origin. It is possible that the peninsula was named after the island of Boa Vista in the Cape Verde islands.


Centreville-Wareham-Trinity

The town is named after the communities of Centreville, Wareham and Trinity.


Clarenville

From Clarence (“a personal name”) + -ville. The settlement is named after Clarence Whiteway, the son of Newfoundland politician Sir William Whiteway (1828 - 1908).


Duntara

/dʌnˈtɑːɹ.ə/


Eastport

From a compound of east + port. The town is named for its location on the eastern side of Salvage Bay.


Gambo

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from Portuguese Baía de las Gamas, derived in turn from baía (“bay”) and the plural form of gamo (“fallow deer, Dama dama”).


Glovertown

Compound of Glover (“a surname”) + town. The town is named after Sir John Hawley Glover (1829 - 1885), governor of Newfoundland between 1875-1881 and 1883-1885.
See also Glover Island.


Greenspond

The town is named after Greenspond Island, the name of which is a compound of the surnames of the first two families which settled there, Green (“a surname”) + Pond (“a surname”).


Happy Adventure

The name may have been given by Captain George Holbrooke after avoiding a storm by hiding in the cove next to the village.


Hare Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for the abundance of Arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) near it.


King's Cove

The element King may be a corruption of the surname Canning.


Musgravetown

The town is named after colonial administrator and governor of Newfoundland Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828 - 1888).
See also Mount Musgrave and Musgrave Harbour.


New-Wes-Valley

Blend of Newtown + Wesleyville + Valleyfield. The town is named after its three chief communities.


Port Blandford

The town is named after prominent sealer Darius Blandford (1843 - 1917).


St. Brendan's

The town is named after Saint Brendan of Clonfert (484 - 577), an Irish saint famous for his sea voyages.


Salvage

Derived from Spanish salvaje (“savage, uncivilised”). The name likely derives from an encounter between the Spanish and the local indigenous population.


Traytown

Derived from the dialectal term Troy Town (“labyrinth, maze”). The town's harbour is located behind what appears to be a maze of islands.


Trinity Bay North

The town is named for its location at the northern end of Trinity Bay.


Botwood

The town is named after archdeacon Edward E. Botwood (1828 - 1901).


Buchans

The town is named after naval officer and colonial administrator David Buchan (1780 - 1838).


Grand Falls-Windsor

The town is named after the two communities which merged to form it, i.e. Grand Falls and Windsor.


Millertown

Derived from a compound of Miller + town. The Newfoundland town is named after the Lewis Miller and Company lumber firm.


Norris Arm

/ˈnɔ.ɹɪs ˈɑɹm/

The town is named after one James Norris.


Northern Arm

/ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˈɑɹm/


Cox's Cove

The town is named after settlers George, John and William Cox.


Deer Lake

The town is named after a nearby lake, which is named in turn for the herds of caribou which crossed it during their annual migration.


Humber Arm South

/ˈhʌm.bɚ ˈɑɹm ˈsaʊθ/


Irishtown-Summerside

The town is named after the communities of Irishtown and Summerside.


Jackson's Arm

The town is named after a nearby inlet, which is named in turn after an early settler.


Lark Harbour

/ˈlɑɹk ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn by James Cook (1728 - 1779) after HMS Lark, one of the ships used during his survey of the Newfoundland coast.


Massey Drive

The town is named after its largest road, which is named in turn for former Governor General of Canada Vincent Massey (1887 - 1967).


Mount Moriah

The town is named after the Biblical Moriah.


York Harbour

/ˈjɔɹk ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/


Cape St. George

Calque of Spanish Cabo de San Jorge, derived in turn from cabo (“cape”) and the name of Saint George. The town is named after the cape.


Port au Port East

The town is named for its location on the eastern edge of the Port au Port Peninsula.


Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove

/ˈpɔɹt oʊ ˈpɔɹt ˈwɛst ɑːɡwəˈθuː.nə ˈfiː.lɪks ˈkoʊv/

Port au Port West- Agua
thu
na- Fe
lix Cove

The town is named after the communities of Port au Port West, Aguathuna and Felix Cove.


Stephenville Crossing

The town was named after a railway crossing located close to Stephenville.


Belleoram

Derived from a corruption of French Bande l'Arier.


Burnt Islands

The town is named after the islands it is located on.

Burnt Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador


Channel-Port aux Basques

From Channel + Port aux Basques. The town is named after the communities of Channel and Port aux Basques.


Gaultois

Derived from Norman galtas (“pinnacle, dormer”).


Harbour Breton

/ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈbɹɛ.tən/

The town was named by fishermen from Brittany.


Hermitage-Sandyville

The town is named after the communities of Hermitage and Sandyville.


Isle aux Morts

/aɪl ə ˈmɔːɹt/

Derived from French Isle aux Morts, derived in turn from isle (“island”) and the plural form of mort (“dead man”). The town is named after a nearby island, which is named in turn for the numerous shipwrecks which have occurred there.


Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir

The town is named after the communities of Milltown and Head of Bay d'Espoir.


Rencontre East

The town is named for its location on the eastern side of Rencontre Bay.


Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou

/ˈɹoʊz ˈblɑnʃ ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ lə ˈkuː/

The town is named after the communities of Rose Blanche and Harbour le Cou.


St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove

The town is named after the communities of St. Jacques and Coomb's Cove.


Baine Harbour

Derived from French bain (“bath, bathtub”). The harbour the settlement is named after is shaped roughly like a basin.


Bay L'Argent

Derived from French baie (“bay”) and argent (“silver”). The cliffs surrounding the village have a silver color when hit by sunlight.
See also Toslow.


English Harbour East

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈiːst/


Fox Cove-Mortier

-ɔː(ɹ)tɪə(ɹ)

The town is named after the communities of Fox Cove and Mortier.


Garnish

unk

unknown


Grand Bank

/ˈɡɹænd ˈbæŋk/

The town is named after a large hill located on the western side of the town harbour.


Grand le Pierre

/ˈɡɹænd lə piˈɛɹ/


Lamaline

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a corruption of a Portuguese term or a corruption of French maligne (“malicious, pernicious”).


Lewin's Cove

Derived from a corruption of Loon's Cove.


Point au Gaul

/ˈpɔɪnt ə ˈɡɒl/


Prowseton

From Prowse (“a surname”) + -ton. The town is named after Newfoundland judge and politician Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834 - 1914).


Red Harbour

/ˈɹɛd ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/


St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine

The town is named after the settlements of St. Bernard's and Jacques Fontaine.


St. Lawrence

(Newfoundland) Derived from the Portuguese hydronym Baía de São Lourenço. The town is thus indirectly named after Saint Lawrence (225 - 258).

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Terrenceville

From Terrence (“a personal name”) + -ville. The town is named after Newfoundland governor Sir Terence O'Brien (1830 - 1903).


Admirals Beach

The name of the town refers to the position of fishing admiral, i.e. the first fisherman to reach a certain harbor in Newfoundland. The fishing admiral had authority over all other visiting fishermen.


Bauline

Derived from French baleine (“whale”). The name may first have been applied to a rock which looks like a breaching whale.


Bay Bulls

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for the presence of little auks (Alle alle).


Bay de Verde

Derived from Portuguese Bay de Verde, calqued in turn from the older English hydronym Green Bay.


Bay Roberts

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for a visitor or settler from the Channel Islands.


Cape Broyle

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from broil (“brawl, disturbance, confusion”) or from a corruption of Portuguese abrolho (“reef”).


Plympton-Wyoming

A town in Lambton County, south-west Ontario, Canada, formed in 2001 from these two places.


Carbonear

/ˌkɑɹ.bəˈniəɹ/

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may be a corruption of Norman charbonnier (“charcoal pit”); the area around the town hosted a large charcoal production industry in the past.
See also Colliers.


Chapel Arm

/ˈt͡ʃæ.pəl ˈɑɹm/

The town is named after a nearby cove, named in turn after an individual with the surname Chappell or Chappelle.


Colinet

Etymology uncertain. The name of the town may derive from French Colenet (“a surname”) or from a corruption of the Guernsey toponym La Collinette.


Conception Harbour

The town is named after nearby Conception Bay.


Fermeuse

Likely derived from Portuguese formoso (“beautiful”). The Portuguese referred to a river near the town as Rio Formoso.


Flatrock

From a compound of flat + rock. The town is named for a sloping rock formation located nearby.


Gaskiers-Point La Haye

The town is named after the communities of Gaskiers and Point La Haye.


Hant's Harbour

Derived from a corruption of French L'Ance Arbre, derived in turn from anse (“cove, small bay”) and arbre (“tree”).


Harbour Grace

/ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈɡɹeɪs/

Calque of French Havre-de-Grace, an older name for Le Havre.


Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview

/ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈmeɪn ˈtʃæp.əlz ˈkoʊv ˈleɪk.vjuː/

Har
bour Main- Cha
pel's Cove- Lake
view

The town is named after the communities of Harbour Main, Chapel's Cove and Lakeview.


Heart's Content

The town may have been named after a ship.


Heart's Desire

The name of the town was likely inspired by nearby Heart's Content.


Heart's Delight-Islington

The town is named after the communities of Heart's Delight and Islington.


Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

/ˈloʊ.ɡi ˈbeɪ ˈmɪd.əl ˈkoʊv ˈaʊt.ɚ ˈkoʊv/

The town is named for the communities of Logy Bay, Middle Cove and Outer Cove.


Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights

/ˈlɑŋ ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈmaʊnt ˈɑɹ.lɪŋ.tən ˈhaɪts/

Long Har
bour- Mount Ar
ling
ton Heights

The town is named after the communities of Long Harbour and Mount Arlington Heights.


en-proper noun

Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines

/ˈmaʊnt ˈkɑɹ.mɛl ˈmɪtʃ.əlz ˈbɹʊk ˈseɪnt ˈkæθ.əɹ.ɪnz/

Mount Car
mel- Mitch
ells Brook- St. Cath
er
ines

The town is named after the communities of Mount Carmel, Mitchells Brook and St. Catherines.


New Perlican

Likely derived from a corruption of pelican. The settlement may have been named after a ship.
The element new was added to distinguish the town from Old Perlican.


Old Perlican

Likely derived from a corruption of pelican. The settlement may have been named after a ship.
The element old was added to distinguish the town from New Perlican.


Norman's Cove-Long Cove

The town is named after the communities of Norman's Cove and Long Cove.


North River

/ˈnɔɹθ ˈɹɪv.ɚ/


Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove

The town is named after the communities of Petty Harbour and Maddox Cove.


Port Kirwan

/ˈpɔɹt ˈkɪəɹ.wən/


Portugal Cove-St. Philip's

The town is named after the communities of Portugal Cove and St. Philip's.


Portugal Cove South

/ˈpɔɹ.t͡ʃə.ɡəl ˈkoʊv ˈsaʊθ/

The town is named after a nearby inlet, named in turn for the presence of Portuguese fishermen. The element south was added to distinguish the settlement from Portugal Cove.


Pouch Cove

Etymology unknown. The first element may be a corruption of French Pouche (“a surname”).

unk

unknown


Renews-Cappahayden

The town is named after the communities of Renews and Cappahayden.


St. Bride's

The town is named after Saint Brigid of Kildare (c. 451 - 525), the patron saint of the town church.


St. Mary's

The town is named after nearby Cape Saint Mary, named in turn after Saint Mary.


St. Shott's

The toponym derives from a corruption of French cince.


en-proper noun

St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River

/ˈseɪnt ˈvɪn.sənts ˈseɪnt ˈstiːvəns ˈpi.tɚz ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

St. Vin
cent's- St. Ste
phen's- Pe
ter's Riv
er

The town is named after the communities of St. Vincent's, St. Stephen's and Peter's River.


Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove

/ˈsmɑl ˈpɔɪnt ˈæd.əmz ˈkoʊv ˈblæk.hɛd ˈbɹɑd ˈkoʊv/

Small Point- Ad
am's Cove- Black
head- Broad Cove

The town is named after the communities of Small Point, Adam's Cove, Blackhead and Broad Cove.


Southern Harbour

/ˈsʌð.ɚn ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/


Spaniard's Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, which is named in turn for the presence of Spanish, Basque and Portuguese fishermen around it.


Trepassey

The town is named after nearby Trepassey Bay, which is named after the French Baie des Trépassés.


Whitbourne

Variant of Whitbourn.
* The town is named after Whitbourne, an estate once owned by Newfoundland politician Sir Edward Morris (1859 - 1935).


Witless Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, likely named in turn for the unpredictable and powerful water in it.


Borden-Carleton

The town is named after the communities of Borden and Carleton.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


North Rustico

/ˈnɔɹθ ˈɹʌs.tɪ.kəʊ/

The town is named for its location to the north of Rustico.

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

Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico


Clark's Harbour

The town is named after early settler Jonathan Clark.


Lockeport

Compound of Locke (“a surname”) + port. The town is named after settler Jonathan Locke.


Mulgrave

The town is named after colonial administrator George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (1819–1890).


Port Hawkesbury

The town is named after British statesman Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1729 - 1808), who was also known as Lord Hawkesbury.


Wolfville

From DeWolf (“a surname”) + -ville. The town is named after the DeWolf family; one Elisha DeWolf was the town's postmaster.


Bouctouche

Borrowed from French Bouctouche, derived in turn from the Mi'kmaq toponym Chebuktoosk, which translates to "large bay".

A town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Caraquet

Borrowed from French Caraquet, further etymology uncertain. The name may derive from the Mi'kmaq toponym Kalague, translated as "where two rivers meet".

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Florenceville-Bristol

The town is named after the communities of Florenceville and Bristol.

A town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Grand Bay-Westfield

The town is named after the communities of Grand Bay and Westfield.

A town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Cardston

From Card + -s- + -ton, after Charles Ora Card.

A town in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.


Peace River

A reference to the truce by the Cree and the Dane-zaa (Beaver) peoples that made the river (then named Unchagah) the boundary between the conflicting First Nations.
The town is originally named Peace River Crossing, after the river.


Hawkesbury

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

A town in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada, named after Lord Hawkesbury.


Saint Andrews

Possibly derived from French. Local tradition holds that a French missionary erected a cross near the town and named the area after Saint Andrew.

Charlotte County
Charlotte County#English

A town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Smiths Falls

A town in Lanark County, eastern Ontario, Canada, named after Thomas Smyth.


Altona

Many places, if not all, are named after Altona in Hamburg.

A town within Rhineland municipality, Manitoba, Canada.


Coaticook

From French Coaticook, from Abenaki koatikeku.

Coaticook
Coaticook Regional County Municipality
Coaticook River

A town on the Coaticook, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.


Killaloe

Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards#English

A town in Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


New Tecumseth

There was a township of Tecumseth until reorganisation in 1991; it was decided to add "New" to the name to avoid confusion with Tecumseh, also in Ontario.

A town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Laurentian Hills

A town and municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 2000.


Wynyard

A town in the Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Diamond Valley

* (town in Alberta): Blend of Black Diamond + Turner Valley, names of the two towns that were merged to form the new municipality in 2023.

A town in Alberta, Canada; previously the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley


Kinistino

A town in north-central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Berthierville

From Berthier + -ville, renamed from Berthier in 1942.

A town in D'Autray regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Lanoraie

A town and municipality in D'Autray regional county municipality, Lanaudière region, Quebec, Canada.


Bonnyville

A town in east Northern Alberta, Canada.


Swan River

A town in the Swan River Valley, Manitoba.


Greater Napanee

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A town, the county seat of Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1999 and including the old town of Napanee.


Markstay-Warren

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A town and municipality in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1999.


Deep River

A town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


Goderich

A town, the county seat of Huron County, Ontario, Canada, located on Lake Huron and named after F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich.


Arcola

A town in the Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64, south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.


Halton Hills

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


Brome Lake

A town and lake therein, in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.


Pincher Creek

Named for a pair of pincers lost and found in a local creek.


Watrous

A town in the Rural Municipality of Morris, No. 312, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Frank Watrous Morse.


Niagara-on-the-Lake

Previously named Niagara, the present name was adopted in 1880 to distinguish it from the town of Niagara Falls. The lake referred to in the name is Lake Ontario.

A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.


Maple Creek

A town within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.


The Pas

A town next to the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, western Manitoba, Canada.


Lynn Lake

A town in north-west Manitoba, Canada, named after mining engineer Lynn Smith.


Smoky Lake

Smoky Lake County
Smoky Lake County#English

A town in Smoky Lake County, Alberta, Canada.


Whitchurch-Stouffville

Formed in 1971 from the township of Whitchurch and village of Stouffville.

A town in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.


Ingleside

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry#English

A town, the county seat of United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.


Rosthern

Possibly named after Rostherne in England.

A town within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Grand Valley

A town and community therein, in Dufferin County, Ontario.


Willow Bunch

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality.