São Paulo

Borrowed from Portuguese, named after Saint Paul.

Et pourtant São Paulo ne m’a jamais paru laide : c’était une ville sauvage comme le sont toutes les villes américaines, à l’exception peut-être de Washington, D.C., [...]

1955, Claude Lévi-Strauss, chapter XI, in Tristes Tropiques, Plon, published 1993, →ISBN, page 108; republished as John Weightman, Doreen Weightman, transl., Tristes Tropiques, Penguin, 2011, →ISBN:

— And yet I never thought that São Paulo was ugly: it was a‘wild’ town, as are all American towns, with the possible exception of Washington, D.C., …

São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)


Paraná

Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)


Amsterdam

Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)


Lagos

Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”).

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A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Oslo

Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)


Piedmont

The name of the municipality is derived from piémont (“foothill”).

Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Les Pays-d'en-Haut#English

A municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Namur

→ Azerbaijani: Namür

→ Bulgarian: Намюр (Namjur)

→ German: Namür

→ Ottoman Turkish: نامور (Namür)

→ Persian: نامور (nâmur)

→ Russian: Намю́р (Namjúr)

→ Ukrainian: Намю́р (Namjúr)

The municipality in Québec is named after the province in Belgium. The majority of the municipality's initial inhabitants emigrated from the province in the second half of the 19th century.

A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Vaduz

Vaduz (a town and municipality, the capital of Liechtenstein)


Bristol

The municipality is named after the English city of Bristol.

A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Mayo

The municipality is named after County Mayo in Ireland (derived from Irish via English).


Porto

Porto (a city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal)


Spa

Holonym: Belgique

A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.


Chichester

The municipality is named after the English city of Chichester.

A township municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Aarau

Aarau (a town and municipality, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland)


Chelsea

The name of the municipality is derived from the English toponym Chelsea, referring in this case to the town in Vermont (the former hometown of the first colonists).

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

A municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Arundel

The municipality is named after the English town of Arundel.

A township municipality of Les Laurentides, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Lausanne

From the Roman name, Latin Lousonna or Lausōnium.

Lausanne (a municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language)


Montpellier

From Medieval Latin mōns (“mountain”) Pessulanus, Pestellarius, pislerius, pistillarius, variant of pastellus (“woad, dye”).
The municipality of Québec is named after postmaster Louis Beaulieu, dit Montpellier.


Clarendon

The municipality is named after the English estate of Clarendon Park, famous for being the birthplace of the Constitutions of Clarendon.

Clarendon Park
Constitutions of Clarendon


Chongqing

Borrowed from Mandarin 重慶 /重庆 (Chóngqìng).

Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)


Bryson

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Bryson. The municipality is named after lumber merchant and former mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract George Bryson (1813 - 1900).


Pékin

→ Persian: پکن (pekan)

→ Khmer: ប៉េកាំង (peekang)

Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Doublet of Beijing. Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, English Peking, Dutch Peking. See also Tonkin and Nankin (“Nanjing”).

Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)


Nazaré

Nazaré (a town and municipality of the district of Leiria, Portugal)


Béarn

From Medieval Latin Beneharnum, corruption of Benarni, Vernarni, Gaulish pronunciation of an Aquitanian/Basque tribe in southwest France.
The municipality in Québec is named after the Béarn Regiment.

A municipality of Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Assise

Assisi (a town and comune of Perugia, Umbria, Italy)


Messines

The municipality in Québec is named after the city of Messines in Belgium; Canadian troops fought in and around the city during the First World War.

La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau#English

Messines (a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada).


Thorne

The municipality is named after the English market town of Thorne.


Amherst

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Amherst. The town is named after British military officer Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797).


Denholm

Derived from English Denholm. The municipality is named after the village of Denholm in Scotland.

A municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Genk

Genk (a city and municipality of Belgium)


Shanghaï

Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)


Berry

Inherited from Latin Biturigum, genitive plural of Bituriges, the name of a Celtic tribe. The municipality is named after the Régiment de Berry.

A municipality of Abitibi, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Penha

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Gandiolle

Nous partîmes, le 5 février 1819, de Gandiolle, village du royaume de Cayor, situé à peu de distance du Sénégal.

1830, René Caillié, Voyage à Tombouctou, Paris: La Découverte, published 1996, →ISBN, page 45:

Alternative spelling of Gandiol, a town and municipality of Senegal


Boileau

English: Boileau

desc

→ Chinese: → 布瓦洛 (Bùwǎluò) (transliteration)

From bois + l’ + eau, literally “drink water”; nickname of a teetotaler. The first component of the compound is an imperative form of boire.
The municipality in Québec is named after its first postmaster, one Pierre Boileau.

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A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Chisasibi

From Cree ᒋᓴᓯᐱ (cisasipi, “great river”).

Chisasibi (an Indian reserve and village municipality in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada)


Clermont

The municipality is named after a French soldier, the sieur de Clermont (d. 1690).

A township municipality of Abitibi-Ouest, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Bowman

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Bowman. The municipality is named after early inhabitant and landowner Baxter Bowman.


Montcalm

The municipality in Laurentides is named after French general Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712 - 1759).

A municipality of Les Laurentides, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Wavrin

→ English: Wavrin

Wavrin (a town and municipality of the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France)


Litchfield

The municipality is named after one of two English locales: either the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire or the village of Litchfield in Hampshire.

A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Belcourt

The municipality is named after Franco-Ontarian parliamentarian Napoléon Belcourt (1860 - 1932).

La Vallée-de-l'Or
La Vallée-de-l'Or#English

A municipality of La Vallée-de-l'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Waltham

The name of the municipality is derived from the English toponym Waltham.


Ripon

The municipality is named after the English city of Ripon.


Low

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Low. The municipality is named after Irish lumber merchant Charles Adamson Low.

A township municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Labelle

English: Labelle

desc

→ Chinese: → 拉貝勒 /拉贝勒 (Lābèilè) (transliteration)

From la + belle.
The municipality in Québec is named after Catholic priest and colonisation advocate Antoine Labelle (1833 - 1891).


Dupuy

English: Dupuy

The municipality in Québec is named after priest Jean-Baptiste Dupuy (1804 - 1879).

A municipality of Abitibi-Ouest, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Plaisance

Derived from plaisance (“pleasure”), either as a reference to the pleasant surroundings of the municipality or as a reference to one of several locales in France. The Italian city is derived from the Latin Placentia, from placentia < placēns (“pleasing, welcoming”).


Fassett

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Fassett. The municipality is named after American businessman Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853 - 1924).


Pontiac

Both the name of the regional county municipality as well as the name of the regular municipality derive from English Pontiac, rendered in turn from the name of the Ottawa leader Obwandiyag.

A municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Laforce

The municipality is named after coloniser and journalist Joseph-Ernest Laforce (1879 - 1977).

A municipality of Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Cantley

The municipality is likely named after the English village of Cantley. Alternatively, the municipality may have been named after a colonel Cantley who worked on the Rideau canal and was given a land grant in the township of Hull.


Duhamel

The municipality is named after Catholic bishop Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (1841 - 1909).


Moffet

The municipality is named after priest Joseph Moffet (1852 - 1932).


Rochefort

Rochefort (a municipality of the district of Boudry, canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland)


Zoersel

Zoersel (a municipality of Antwerp, Belgium)


Yamachiche

A town and municipality of the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada


La Tène

English: La Tène

"The shallows," from Latin tenuis (“shallow”).

La Tène (a town and municipality of Neuchâtel canton, Switzerland)


Vouillé

From a form related to the Late Latin campus Vogladēnsis mentioned by Gregory of Tours. .


Saint-Apollinaire

English: Saint Apollinaire

From the name of the saint, Apollinaire (“Saint Apollinaire de Ravenna”) (Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna), from Latin Apollinaris (“Apollinaris Ravennas”).

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Saint Apollinaire
Saint Apollinaire#English

Saint Apollinaire (a municipality of Lotbinière, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada)


Montebello

The name of the municipality likely derives from a Latin form of the words mont (“mountain”) and beau (“beautiful”). It is also possible that the municipality was named after French diplomat and politician Louis Napoléon Auguste Lannes, 2nd duc de Montebello (1801 - 1874).

fr:Louis Napoléon Auguste Lannes, 2nd duc de Montebello


Tournai

English: Tournai

From Latin Turnacō/Turnacum. Tournay attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Tournai (a municipality in Hainaut, Belgium).


Saint-Lambert

The municipality is named after Saint Lambert of Maastricht (c. 636 - c. 705).

A parish municipality of Abitibi-Ouest, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Bouchette

The municipality is named after Canadian Surveyor-General Joseph Bouchette (1774 - 1841).

A municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

A city and municipality of Quebec, Canada


Senez

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Senez (a rural commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher

A municipality in Liège province, Belgium.


Duhamel-Ouest

Derived from the surname Duhamel and ouest (“west”). The municipality is named after bishop Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (1841 - 1909).


Fugèreville

Derived from Fugère (“a surname”) + -ville. The municipality is named after the founder of the local Catholich parish, Joseph-Armand Fugère.


Guérin

The municipality is named after physician and politician James John Edmund Guerin (1856–1932).

A township municipality of Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Kipawa

Derived from an Algonquin term meaning "it is closed", referring to the labyrinthine Lake Kipawa.


Latulipe-et-Gaboury

The united municipality is named after the former townships of Latulipe and Gaboury.

A united township municipality in Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues

Derived from the name of Eugène de Mazenod (1782 - 1861) and the surname of Catholic bishop Joseph-Bruno Guigues (1805 - 1874).


Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

Derived from the name of Bruno of Cologne (1030 - 1101) and the surname of Catholic bishop Joseph-Bruno Guigues (1805 - 1874).


Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre

Derived from the name of Saint Edward and the surname of Catholic bishop Édouard-Charles Fabre (1827 - 1896).

A parish municipality of Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Rémigny

The municipality is named after French military officer Luc-Angélique de Rémigny.


Notre-Dame-du-Nord

Derived from a title of Saint Mary and the term nord (“north”). The toponym references the municipality's location to the north of lac Témiscamingue.


Nédélec

The municipality is named after priest Jean-Marie Nédélec (1834–1896).


Lorrainville

Compound of Lorrain (“a surname”) + -ville. The municipality is named after Catholic bishop Narcisse-Zéphirin Lorrain (1842 - 1915).


Laverlochère-Angliers

The municipality is named after the former municipalities of Laverlochère and Angliers.


Authier

The municipality is named after Canadian politician and lawyer Hector Authier (1881 - 1971).

A municipality of Abitibi-Ouest, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Authier-Nord

Derived from the toponym Authier and nord (“north”).


Chazel

The municipality is named after Canadian soldier Guillaume Chazel.


Clerval

Likely derived from a compound of clair (“clear”) + val (“vale, valley”).


Gallichan

The municipality is named after one of its first inhabitants, sawmill owner François Gallichan.


La Reine

The municipality is named after a military regiment, named in turn after Anne of Austria (1601 - 1666).


Normétal

Derived from the name of the Normetal Mining Corporation, derived from a contracted compound of English north and metal.


Palmarolle

The municipality is named after French military officer François-Pierre-André Bertrand de Palmarolle (1714 - 1760).

fr:François-Pierre-André Bertrand de Palmarolle


Poularies

The municipality is named after French military officer François-Médard de Poularies (b. 1717).


Roquemaure

The municipality is named after French military officer Jean-Georges Dejean de Roquemaure (1705 - 1779).


Rapide-Danseur

Derived from rapide (“rapids”) and danseur (“dancer”). The rapids may have been named for the rapid movement of the water across rocks. Alternatively, the term toponym may be a calque of an Algonquin name.


Val-Saint-Gilles

Derived from val (“valley, vale”) and the name of Saint Giles (around 650 - around 710).


Taschereau

The municipality is named after prime minister of Québec Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1867 - 1952).


Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Helena of Constantinople (c. 246/248 - c. 330) and a compound of Mance (“a surname”) + -bourg. The second element is a reference to co-founder of Montréal Jeanne Mance.

Jeanne Mance
Saint Helena of Constantinople


Sainte-Germaine-Boulé

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Germaine Cousin (1579 - 1601) and the name of priest Auguste Boulet (1868 - 1959). It is less likely that the name Boulé refers to Hélène Boullé (1598 - 1654), wife of explorer Samuel de Champlain.


Barraute

The municipality is named after French military officer Pierre-Jean Bachoie (Bachois), dit Barraute (1723 - 1760).

A municipality of Abitibi, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Champneuf

Compound of champ (“field”) + neuf (“new”). The name was chosen by the parish priest as a reference to the virgin lands of the municipality.


La Corne

The municipality is named after French military officer Louis de La Corne (1703 - 1761).


La Morandière

The municipality is named after a French military officer.


La Motte

The municipality is named after French military officer Henri-Guillaume-Jérôme Vacquier de Lamotte.


Landrienne

The municipality is named after French colonial administrator Jean-Marie Landriève des Bordes (1712–1778).

A township municipality of Abitibi, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Launay

The municipality is named after French military officer Jean-Baptiste Leporquier de Launay.


Trécesson

The municipality is named after French military officer Marie-Joseph Toussaint de Carné de Trécesson (1715–1760).

fr:Marie-Joseph Toussaint de Carné de Trécesson


Rochebaucourt

The municipality is named after a French military officer known as Capitaine La Rochebaucourt.


Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Dominic de Guzmán (1170 - 1221) and rosaire (“rosary”).


Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Pope Felix I (d. 274) and the name of French military officer Jean d'Alquier de Servian.

Pope Felix I
fr:Jean d'Alquier de Servian


Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Mark and the name of French military officer Étienne-Guillaume Figuery.

A parish municipality of Abitibi, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Matthew and the hydronym Haricana.


Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Gertrude of Helfta (1256 - c. 1302) and the name of French military officer Pierre-Alexandre Canet de Manneville.


Rivière-Héva

The municipality is named after a nearby river, the name of which is uncertain. The river may have been named after Éva Girard, the wife of surveyor Fernand Fafard (1882 - 1955). Alternatively, the name of the river may derive from Norman heve (“hollow rock”).

A municipality of La Vallée-de-l'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Senneterre

Both the city and the municipality are likely named after a French military officer from the Languedoc regiment.

A parish municipality of La Vallée-de-l'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Aumond

The municipality is named after lumber merchant Joseph-Ignace Aumond (1810–1879).

A township municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Blue Sea

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of a nearby lake, which is derived in turn from English.


Bois-Franc

Derived from bois franc (“hardwood”). The municipality is covered by hardwood forest.


Cayamant

The municipality is named after a nearby lake, derived in turn from an Algonquin term meaning either "porcupine" or "lake with a large bay".


Déléage

The municipality is named after priest Jean-François-Régis Déléage (1821 - 1884).


Egan-Sud

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Egan and sud (“south”). The municipality is named after Irish lumber merchant John Egan (1811 - 1857).


Grand-Remous

/ɡʁɑ̃.ʁə.mu/

Derived from grand (“great, large”) and remous (“eddy, swirl”). The municipality is named after a large eddy in the Gatineau River.


Kazabazua

The municipality is named after a nearby river, the name of which is derived from an Algonquin compound derived from kach (“hidden”) and djiwan (“watercourse, current”).


Lac-Sainte-Marie

The municipality is named after a nearby lake, which is named in turn after Saint Mary. This dedication was chosen as a reference to the mother of the first settler of the municipality (one Jean-Marie Léveillée), Marie Léveillée.


Montcerf-Lytton

The name of the municipality derives from the names of the former municipalities of Montcerf and Lytton.


Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau

The municipality is named after Thérèse of Lisieux (1873 - 1897) and the hydronym Gatineau.


Fort-Coulonge

The name of the municipality derives from fort and one of the titles of explorer Nicolas d'Ailleboust de Manthet (1663–1709). The municipality is named after a former fortress.

A village municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Alleyn-et-Cawood

The municipality is named after the townships of Alleyn and Cawood. Alleyn is named after politician Charles Joseph Alleyn (1817 - 1890) and Cawood is named after an English village in Yorkshire.

A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Campbell's Bay

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Campbell and bay. The municipality is named after British soldier and landowner Donald Campbell.


L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet

L’ Île-du-Grand-Calumet (canonical feminine)

The name of the island and municipality is derived from île (“island”), grand (“great”) and calumet (“ceremonial pipe”). The island was used as a meeting and trading location by Native Americans.

An island and municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

L’ Isle-aux-Allumettes (canonical feminine)

The name of the island and the municipality is derived from île (“island”) and the plural form of allumette (“match”). The element allumettes initially referred to a set of rapids in the Ottawa River to the south of the island.


Mansfield-et-Pontefract

The municipality is named after the former municipalities of Mansfield and Pontefract.


Otter Lake

The name of the municipality is derived from that of an English name of a nearby lake.


Portage-du-Fort

Etymology uncertain. The municipality may have been named after a portage near a fort, but it is uncertain whether such a fort ever existed. Alternative hypotheses include a portage operated by a man named Dufort or an adaptation of an Algonquin term.


Rapides-des-Joachims

Derived from the plural form of rapide (“rapid”) and the plural form of the name Joachim. It is unclear who or what the personal name refers to.


Shawville

Derived from the English toponym Shawville, equivalent Shaw (“a surname”) + -ville. The municipality is named after postmaster James Shaw.


Sheenboro

The name of the municipality is derived from the English toponym Sheen suffixed with -boro.


L'Ange-Gardien

/l‿ɑ̃ʒ.ɡaʁ.djɛ̃/

The name of the municipality derives from the term ange gardien (“guardian angel”). Originally the name of a parish.

A municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


La Pêche

The name of the municipality is derived from pêche (“fishing, angling”). The municipality is named after a nearby lake which is rich in fish.


Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette

The municipality is named after the Catholic Our Lady of La Salette pilgrimage site.

A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Val-des-Monts

The name of the municipality is derived from val (“valley”) and the plural form of mont (“mountain”).


Chénéville

The name of the municipality is derived from Chéné (“a surname”) + -ville. The settlement was likely named after a local family.


Lac-des-Plages

Derived from lac (“lake”) and the plural form of plage (“beach”). The municipality is named after a nearby lake with a large number of beaches.


Lac-Simon

Derived from lac (“lake”) and the name Simon. The municipality is named after a lake, which is named in turn after an inhabitant of the area of Iroquois descent, Marie-Louise Cimon.
The reserve is named after a nearby like, named in turn after either Simon Papaté (son of a high chief of the Odawa people) or after the first chief of the reserve.


Lochaber

The municipality is named after the Scottish region of Lochaber (with the name being derived from Scots Gaelic via English).

A township municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

The name of the municipality is derived from the toponym Lochaber, partie (“part”) and ouest (“west”).


Mulgrave-et-Derry

The name of the municipality is derived from the names of the English toponym Mulgrave and the Northern Irish toponym Derry. The toponym Mulgrave is included as a reference to one of the titles of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1648 - 1721). The toponym Derry is included as a reference to the city and county in Northern Ireland.


Val-des-Bois

The name of the municipality is derived from val (“valley”) and the plural form of bois (“forest”).


Saint-Sixte

The municipality is named after a nearby lake, the name of which has Native American origins. The hydronym was gradually transformed into the name of Pope Sixtus II (d. 258).


Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Emilius (d. 250) and the English toponym Suffolk. The municipality was named after the particular saint in order to honor Émile Quesnel (1837 - 1887), a benefactor of the first settlers of the future municipality.


Saint-André-Avellin

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Andrew Avellino (1521 - 1608). The dedication was chosen to honour surveyor André Trudeau (1792 - 1842).


Papineauville

The name of the municipality is derived from Papineau (“a surname”) + -ville. The municipality is named after joint premier of the Province of Canada Denis-Benjamin Papineau (1789 - 1854).


Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours

The municipality is named after an honorific title of Saint Mary.


Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix

The name of the municipality derives from an honorific title of Saint Mary and paix (“peace”).


Lac-Saguay

The village municipality is named after a nearby lake, the name of which derives in turn from lac (“lake”) and Algonquin sagwa (“unblock, pour”).

A village municipality of Antoine-Labelle, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Lac-du-Cerf

The municipality is named after a lake, the name of which derives from lac (“lake”) and cerf (“deer”). The lake was named for the presence of white-tailed deer (“Odocoileus virginianus”).

A municipality of Antoine-Labelle, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Ame and the name of a nearby lake (derived from lac (“lake”) and the plural form of île (“island”)). The dedication to Saint Ame was made to honour abbot Joseph-Aimé Lamonde.


Chute-Saint-Philippe

The name of the municipality is derived from chute (“waterfall”) and the name of Saint Philip.


Lac-Saint-Paul

The municipality is named after a lake, the name of which is derived from lac (“lake”) and the name of Saint Paul.


Sainte-Anne-du-Lac

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Anne and a nearby lake, lac Tapani.


Mont-Saint-Michel

The name of the municipality is derived from mont (“mountain”) and the name of Saint Michael. The municipality was named for the fact that the local church stands on a hill and as a way to honor priest Joseph-Michel Martin (1878 - 1932).


Ferme-Neuve

Derived from ferme (“farm”) and the feminine form of neuf (“new”). The municipality is named after a farm constructed by the Maclaren company.


La Macaza

The municipality is likely named after a First Nations inhabitant of the area.


Lac-des-Écorces

The municipality is named after a lake, the name of which derives from lac (“lake”) and the plural form of écorce (“bark”).


L'Ascension

The name of the municipality derives from Ascension (“Feast of the Ascension”).


Nominingue

The municipality is named after a lake, the name of which is derived from an Algonquin term meaning "vermillion" or "red ochre" (referring to a deposit of red chalk used for body markings).


Kiamika

The municipality is named after a river, the name of which derives from Algonquin kickiamika (“abrupt, cut just underneath the water”), possibly referring to a location with a precipitous rock.


Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain

The name of the municipality is derived from a title of Saint Mary and the toponym Pontmain.


Notre-Dame-du-Laus

The municipality is named after the Catholic Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame du Laus pilgrimage site.


Brébeuf

The municipality is named after Jean de Brébeuf (1593 - 1649).

A parish municipality of Les Laurentides, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Val-des-Lacs

The name of the municipality is derived from val (“valley”) and the plural form of lac (“lake”).

A municipality of Les Laurentides, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Val-David

The name of the municipality is derived from val (“valley”) and the surname David. The municipality is named after Québecois politician Athanase David (1882–1953) and lawyer, politician and historian Laurent-Olivier David (1840–1926), who came to the municipality to relax.

A village municipality of Les Laurentides, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Lantier

The municipality is named after the family of postmaster Ludger Lantier.


Mont-Blanc

The municipality is named after a nearby mountain, the name of which is derived from mont (“mountain”) and blanc (“white”).


Val-Morin

The name of the municipality is derived from val (“valley”) and the surname Morin. The municipality is named after its founder, Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803 - 1865).


La Minerve

The municipality is named after the La Minerve newspaper.


La Conception

The name of the municipality is derived from conception (“conception”). The municipality is named after the Conception of Christ.


Lac-Supérieur

The municipality is named after a lake, the name of which derives from lac (“lake”) and supérieur (“superior”).


Huberdeau

The municipality is named after priest Gédéon-Ubalde Huberdeau (1823 - 1887).


Lac-Tremblant-Nord

The municipality is named after a nearby lake (the name of which derives from lac (“lake”) and tremblant (“shaking, shaky”), deriving in turn from the name of a nearby mountain) and nord (“north”).


Ivry-sur-le-Lac

The municipality is indirectly named after countess Angèle Ogier d'Ivry.


Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Lucy (283 - 304) and the toponym Laurentides (“Laurentian Mountains”).


Lac-des-Seize-Îles

The municipality is named after a lake, the name of which derives form lac (“lake”), seize (“sixteen”) and the plural form of île (“island”). The lake is named after sixteen small islands.

A municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.


Quart

?→ English: Quart


Imsouane

Imsouane (a town and rural commune of Souss-Massa, Morocco).


Staouéli

Transliteration of Arabic سطاوالي, from Kabyle ⵚⵟⴰⵡⴰⵍⵉ.

Kabyle ⵚⵟⴰⵡⴰⵍⵉ

Algiers Province
Algiers Province#English

Staouéli (a municipality of Algiers Province, Algeria).


Ain Benian

Ain Benian (a municipality of Algiers Province, Algeria).


Arjäng

Meronym: Bastnäs

Årjäng (a town and municipality of Värmland, Sweden)