NB

N.B. (alternative)
N. B. (alternative)
N.-B. (alternative)
N-B (alternative)

initialism of Nouveau-Brunswick (= New Brunswick): a province of Canada


QC

abbreviation of Québec (= Quebec): a province of Canada


SK

abbreviation of Saskatchewan: a province of Canada


Alberta

Named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.


Saskatchewan

Borrowing from Cree kisiskāciwani-sīpiy (“swift-flowing river”).

bor

Saskatchewan (a prairie province in western Canada)

Saskatchewan River
Saskatchewan River#English

Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan River (a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada)


Ontario

Probably from Wyandot ontari:io (literally “great lake”).

der

Ontario (all senses):
Ontario (a province in eastern Canada)


Sydney

(uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)


Edmonton

Edmonton (the capital city of Alberta, Canada)


Winnipeg

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye

* From English Winnipeg; see English etymology for more information. Rendered as Ouinipigon by La Vérendrye.

Winnipeg (the capital city of Manitoba, Canada)

Winnipeg (a large lake in Manitoba, Canada; in full, Lake Winnipeg)

Winnipeg (a major river in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada; in full, Winnipeg River)


Toronto

Toronto (the capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)


Fredericton

Fredericton (the capital city of New Brunswick, Canada)


Iqaluit

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”), plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok, “fish”).

bor+

Iqaluit (the capital city of Nunavut, Canada)


Yellowknife

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English

Yellowknife (the capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada)


Ottawa

Borrowed from English Ottawa, ultimately from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”).

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)


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 Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Vancouver

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, 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 Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Avignon

From Occitan Avinhon, from Latin Aveniōnem.

a regional county municipality of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada


Labrador

João Fernandes Lavrador
fr:Labrador
fr:Labrador (homonymie)

English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

Labrador (a geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada)

(chiefly historical) Labrador (a geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec)


Bristol

The municipality is named after the English city of Bristol.

a municipality of Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Acton

a regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada


Granada

The name refers to the mining company Granada Gold Mines, which operated a gold mine in the territory of the neighbourhood between 1930 and 1937. The company was named in turn after Grenada in Andalusia in an effort to give the company name an exotic bent.

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Hull

a district of Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Mayo

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


Tash

Borrowed from Yiddish טאהש (Tosh), from Hebrew טאהש.

Tash (ellipsis of Kiryas Tash: a neighbourhood of Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada)


Medicine Hat

Borrowed from English Medicine Hat. From Blackfoot saamis.

Medicine Hat (a city in Cypress, Alberta, Canada)


Chichester

The municipality is named after the English city of Chichester.

a township municipality of Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Montréal

English: Montreal

Inherited from Middle French Montreal, from Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”), after the nearby mountain, Mont Royal, named by Jacques Cartier. It is uncertain how Royal became -real. A common explanation is that real is the Middle French form of Royal, but Cartier himself recorded le mont Royal when he named it. It may have perhaps been from the Italian G.B. Rasmusio's 1556 map translating the name to Italian as Monte Real.

Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)


Calgary

Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)


Amos

The city is named after Alice Gouin (né Amos; 1868–1940), the wife of prime minister of Québec Lomer Gouin (1861–1929).

a city in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


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 Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Arundel

The municipality is named after the English town of Arundel.

a township municipality of Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Dieppe

Inherited from Middle French Diepe, from Old French Diepe, (originally a hydronym) from Old Norse djúpr (“deep”) or a West Germanic cognate. Compare Medieval Latin Dieppa, Deupa.
The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

Westmorland County
Westmorland County#English

a city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Doncaster

The name of the reserve is derived from the English toponym Doncaster, a city in South Yorkshire.

a Native American reserve in Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Yukon

Borrowed from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)

Yukon, Yukon River (a river in northwest Canada and Alaska)


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.

Montpellier (a town and municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada)


Québec

→ English: Quebec

→ Persian: کبک (kebek)

→ Portuguese: Quebeque, Quebec

Borrowed from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”), originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap.

Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)

Québec a annoncé de nouveaux investissements en santé.

Quebec City [i.e. the Quebec government] announced new funding for health.

(by metonymy) The government of the province of Quebec.


CDN

CDN; initialism of Côte-des-Neiges a district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, Montréal, Québec, Canada


Buckingham

The district is named after the English town of Buckingham.

a district of Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Clarendon

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

a municipality of Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

Clarendon Park
Constitutions of Clarendon


Moose Jaw

Borrowed from English Moose Jaw. From Cree moscâstani-sîpiy.

Moose Jaw (a town in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Moose Jaw (a rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada)


Drummond

Named after British colonial administrator Gordon Drummond (1772 - 1854).

a regional county municipality of Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada


Laval

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-hôtel de la Croix-Laval.wav

From la (“the”) + val (“vale (valley)”).
* (Mayenne): From being situated at a valley
* (surname): Derived from the placename in Mayenne
* (Quebec municipality): Derived from the surname of an early settler
* (Quebec island): Derived from the name of the city located on the island

Laval (a large city in southwestern Quebec, Canada; a suburb of Montreal)

(informal) ellipsis of Île de Laval: an island of Quebec, Canada; synonym of Île Jésus


Cadillac

→ English: Cadillac

desc

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

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada

a placename
a village in Saskatchewan, Canada


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).


Aylmer

The name of the district is derived from the English surname Aylmer. The area is named after British military officer and colonial administrator Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer (1775–1850).


Nouvelle-Écosse

From nouvelle (feminine of nouveau (“new”)) + Écosse (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">nouveau</i> (“new”)

Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)


Terre-Neuve

English: Terreneuvian

From terre (“land”) + neuve (“new”), literally “new land”.

Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)


Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

fr-proper noun

Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador m pl (plural only)

Terre Neuve et Labrador (alternative)
Terre-Neuve et Labrador (alternative)

From Terre-Neuve (“Newfoundland”) + Labrador, literally “Newfoundland and Labrador”.

af

Newfoundland and Labrador (a province in eastern Canada)


Nouveau-Brunswick

New Brunswick
New Brunswick#English:_Q1965

New Brunswick (a province in eastern Canada)


I.-P.-E.

IPE (alternative)
I.P.E. (alternative)
I. P. E. (alternative)
I-P-E (alternative)
ÎPÉ (alternative)
Î.P.É. (alternative)
Î. P. É. (alternative)
Î-P-É (alternative)
Î.-P.-É. (alternative)

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

PEI, Prince Edward Island (an island and province of Canada)


Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Île du Prince Édouard (alternative)
Île du Prince-Édouard (alternative)

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English:_Q1978

Prince Edward Island (a province and island in eastern Canada)


Colombie-Britannique

British Columbia
British Columbia#English:_Q1973

British Columbia (a province in western Canada)


Abitibi

Derived from Algonquin abi'ta-bi-g (“halfway across water”), from abi'ta (“halfway”) + bi (“water”).

bor

a regional county municipality of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Acadie

From Latin Acadia, a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀρκᾰδίᾱ (Arkădíā), or from Mi'kmaq akadie (“fertile land”).

(historical) Acadia (a former French colony in North America in modern eastern Canada and the United States)


Béarn

From Occitan Bearn, 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 Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, Quebec, Canada


Territoires du Nord-Ouest

fr-proper noun

Territoires du Nord-Ouest m pl (plural only)

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English:_Q2007

Northwest Territories (a territory in northern Canada)


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 Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada)


Bas-Canada

bas (“low”) + Canada. From its position on the Saint Lawrence River.

Lower Canada
Lower Canada#English:_Q1134180

(historical) Lower Canada (a former British colony located in what is now Labrador (part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) and southern Québec)


Haut-Canada

Haut (“high”) + Canada. From its position on the Saint Lawrence River.

Upper Canada
Upper Canada#English:_Q795427

(historical) Upper Canada (a former British colony located in what is now southern Ontario)


Thorne

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

a municipality of Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Cloutier

From cloutier.
The neighbourhood is named after Catholic bishop François-Xavier Cloutier (1848 - 1934).

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


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).

a township municipality of Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Denholm

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

a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Timiskaming

The name of the reserve is derived from that of a nearby lake, derived in turn from an Algonquin source.

a Native American reserve in Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Sask.

abbreviation of Saskatchewan: a province of Canada


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 Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Frobisher Bay

Frobisher Bay (a bay at the southern end of Baffin Island, Canada)

Frobisher Bay (the former name of Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut, Canada)


Ville de Québec

Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)


Tosh

From Yiddish טאהש (Tosh), from Hebrew טאהש (Tash).

Tosh (ellipsis of Kiryas Tosh: a neighbourhood of Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada)


Beresford

Borrowed from English Beresford. The town is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

a settlement in British Columbia, Canada

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada


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.

af

a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Qc

alternative form of QC: abbreviation of Québec (= Quebec): a province of Canada


Dauphin

→ English: Dauphin

From dauphin
* (Dauphin, MB, CA): Named after the French monarchal title, the heir to the French throne.


Kamloops

Borrowed from English Kamloops. From French Camp des loups (“camp (“camp”)+loup (“wolf”)”). From Shuswap tk'əmlúps (“meeting of the rivers”).

der

Kamloops (a city in British Columbia, Canada)

Kamloops (ellipsis of lac Kamloops (= Kamloops Lake): a lake in British Columbia, Canada)


Joliette

The municipality is named after the city of Joliette.

a regional county municipality of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada


Edmundston

Borrowed from English Edmundston. The city is named after politician and diplomat Edmund Walker Head (1805 - 1868).

Madawaska County
Madawaska County#English

a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Lévis

a city and regional county municipality of Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada


Sherbrooke

Borrowed from English Sherbrooke, the surname of the British governor general.

a city and regional county municipality of Quebec, Canada


Saguenay

a city and regional county municipality of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada


Gatineau

English: Gatineau

Korean: 가티노 (Gatino)

Gatineau (a city and regional county municipality in the Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada, on the Quebec-Ontario border)

Gatineau, Gatineau River (a river in Quebec, Canada; a tributary of the Ottawa river)


Chibougamau

From the Cree word for "gathering place".

Chibougamau (a town and lake in the Nord-du-Québec region of 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)


Waswanipi

From Cree ᐙᔂᓂᐲ (waaswaanipii, “light over the water”), a traditional night-time fishing method.


Dorval

English: Dorval

Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal#English

Dorval: a city in Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

YUL (Trudeau airport): an airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Arviat

From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).

Arviat: a hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada


Lunenburg

Borrowed from English Lunenburg, from German Lüneburg.

Lunenburg; a port town in Lunenburg county, Nova Scotia, Canada

Comté de Lunenburg
Comté de Lunenburg#English

Lunenberg (a county of Nova Scotia, Canada; in full, Comté de Lunenburg)


Clermont

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

a township municipality of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Beauval

→ English: Beauval


Rouleau

English: Rouleau

Rouleau (a town in Saskatchewan, Canada)

an island of Mistassini Lake, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada; in full, Île Rouleau


Bowman

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

a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Thurso

The city was named by Scottish settlers after the city of Thurso in Scotland.

a city in Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Bathurst

Borrowed from English Bathurst. The city is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762 - 1834).

Bathurst (a city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada).


Montcalm

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

a regional county municipality of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada

a municipality of Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Roussillon

English: Roussillon

desc

→ Chinese: 魯西永 /鲁西永 (Lǔxīyǒng) (transliteration)

From Latin Ruscinōnem. Compare Catalan Rosselló.
The municipality of Québec is named after the Régiment Royal-Roussillon infantry regiment. The regiment was stationed in the territory in the winter of 1758 - 1759.

a regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada


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 Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Mirabel

a city and regional county municipality of Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Charlevoix

The region is named after Jesuit historian Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix (1682–1761).
The municipality is named after the region.

a regional county municipality of Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada


Montérégie

administrative region
administrative region

an administrative region in southwestern Quebec


Outaouais

Derived from the hydronym Outaouais (“Ottawa River”).

Outaouais (a region in western Quebec, Canada, bordering the Ottawa river)


Bonaventure

The municipality is named after the city of Bonaventure.

a regional county municipality of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada


Gagnon

→ English: Gagnon


Godbout

English: Godbout

From Middle English or Old French Godbald (male given name), from gōd (“good”) + bald (“bold”). The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling "Godbout" of the surname for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.

Godebout (alternative)
Godeboust (alternative)

Godbout, Godbout River (a river in Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada; in full, Rivière Godbout)


Vachon

English: Vachon

a river in Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

a river in Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

an electoral district in Montérégie, Québec, 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 Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Frémont

→ English: Fremont

a lake in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada; in full, Lac Frémont

Canton de Frémont
Canton de Frémont#English

a canton of La Tuque, Quebec, Canada; in full, Canton de Frémont


Waltham

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


Shawinigan

Borrowed from English Shawinigan, a transliteration of the Amerind terms used for the area.
The municipality is named after the city.

Shawinigan (a city in the Mauricie region, Quebec)

a regional county municipality of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada


Mauricie

Equivalent to Maurice + -ie. Coined by Québécois priest Albert Tessier. Named after the rivière Saint-Maurice that flows through the region.

coin

Mauricie (an administrative region of Quebec, Canada)


Val-d'Or

Derived from val (“vale”) + d' (“of”) + or (“gold”). The city is named after the gold mines in the area.

a city in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Ripon

The municipality is named after the English city of Ripon.

a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


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 Regional County Municipality, 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).

LaBelle (alternative)
La Belle (alternative)
la Belle (alternative)
laBelle (alternative)

a municipality of Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Lessard

English: Lessard

→ Chinese: 萊薩爾 /莱萨尔 (Láisà'ěr) (transliteration)

Lessard: A placename
ellipsis of Rivière Lessard
a river in Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada


Beaudry

* The neighbourhood is named after priest Stanislas Beaudry.

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Lasalle

English: Lasalle

La Salle (alternative)
LaSalle (alternative)

Lasalle (a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada)


Dupuy

English: Dupuy

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

a municipality of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, 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”).


Blouin

English: Blouin

Shortened from the name Belouin, of Germanic origin, from *biliz (“gentle, kind, fitting”) + *winiz (“loved one, friend”). Also from the Old French adjective bloe (“blue”). Compare the variant Beloin.

Belouin (alternative)
Belloin (alternative)
Bellouin (alternative)
Beloin (alternative)

Blouin (a lake in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada; in full, Lac Blouin)


Louisbourg

From Louis (“King Louis XIV of France”) + -bourg.

af

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Cape Breton Regional Municipality#English

Louisbourg (an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada)


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).


Longueuil

English: Longueuil

From Middle French Longueil. Named after Longueil, a village in Normandy.

Longueuil (a city in the region of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada)

Longueil

A placename of several locations in France


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 regional county municipality of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

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

a municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Laforce

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

a municipality of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, 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).


Sault Ste. Marie

English: Sault Ste. Marie

From sault + Sainte Marie, from Middle French. From being the sault (“rapids”) on the Rivière Sainte Marie (“Saint Marys River”).

Sault Sainte Marie (alternative)
Sault Sainte-Marie (alternative)
Sault-Sainte-Marie (alternative)
Sault Ste Marie (alternative)
Sault Ste-Marie (alternative)
Sault-Ste-Marie (alternative)
Sault Ste.-Marie (alternative)
Sault-Ste.-Marie (alternative)

Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie#English:_Q463165

Sault Ste. Marie (a city, the seat of the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada)


Papineau

Named after the former County of Papineau, named in turn after politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786–1871).


Stoneham

English: Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

Stoneham (a resort community in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec, Canada)


Winnipegosis

Borrowed from Swampy Cree, meaning "little muddy water", a diminutive of Winnipeg.

Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis#English

Lake Winnipegosis (a lake in Manitoba, Canada)

Winnipegosis (an unincorporated community in Manitoba)


Yamachiche

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

a river in the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada


Prévost

English: Prévost, Prevost

Old Prévost: synonym of Vieux-Prévost; a district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Shawbridge in Prévost

Prévost: a municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada; composed of Old Prévost and Shawbridge


Etobicoke

Borrowed from English Etobicoke. From Ojibwe Wadoopikaang (“where the alders grow”) . From the Mississaugas name of the land between the Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River.

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Etobicoke (a former city and district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada)


Moncton

Borrowed from English Moncton. The city is named after military officer and colonial administrator Robert Monckton (1726 - 1782).

Westmorland County
Westmorland County#English

Moncton (a city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada).


Trois-Rivières

English: Trois-Rivières

From trois (“three”) + rivières (“rivers”).
From the fact that three rivers flow through the area (confluence of two rivers, one flowing into the other, resulting in three channels, two incoming and one outgoing).

a city and regional county municipality of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Victoriatown

Borrowed from English Victoriatown.
* (Montreal): From being located next to the Pont Victoria (“Victoria Bridge”)

(historical) Victoriatown (a former Irish neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada). synonym of Village-aux-Oies (“Goose Village”)


Village-aux-Oies

From village (“neighbourhood”) + oie (“goose”). From the geese that once nested on the riverside next to Victoriatown, where geese hunting once was permitted.

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(historical, informal) Goose Village (a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada)


Tétreaultville

English: Tetreaultville

(historical) Tetreaultville (a former town and neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, merged into the former city of Mercier, on the Island of Montreal, existing to the east Longue Pointe and Autoroute 25)


Victoriaville

Borrowed from English Victoriaville. Analyzable as Victoria + -ville.

Victoriaville (a town in Quebec, Canada)


Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac

From Saint-Eustache + lac, literally “Saint Eustace on the Lake”.

Saint-Eustache-sur-le-lac (alternative)
Saint Eustache sur le Lac (alternative)
Saint Eustache sur le Lac (alternative)
St. Eustache sur le Lac (alternative)
St. Eustache sur le lac (alternative)
St.-Eustache-sur-le-Lac (alternative)
St.-Eustache-sur-le-lac (alternative)
St-Eustache-sur-le-Lac (alternative)
St-Eustache-sur-le-lac (alternative)

a village in Quebec, Canada; former name of Deux-Montagnes (a town neighbouring the town Saint-Eustache and the lake Lake of Two Mountains)


Varennes

English: Varennes

a city, a suburb of Greater Montreal Area, Quebec; founded by René Gaultier, sieur de Varennes

a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba; named for Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye


Rosemont

English: Rosemont

English: Rosemount

From rose + -mont; from rose (“rose”)+mont (“mount”).

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie#English

a district of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough, Montréal, Québec, Canada


Boisbriand

Boisbriant (alternative surname)
de Boisbriant (alternative surname)
de Boisbriand (alternative surname)
Gué de Boisbriant (alternative surname)
Gué de Boisbriand (alternative surname)
du Gué de Boisbriant (alternative surname)
du Gué de Boisbriand (alternative surname)
Dugué de Boisbriant (alternative surname)
Dugué de Boisbriand (alternative surname)

English: Boisbriand

From Boisbriant and Gué de Boisbriand (“Gué de Boisbriant”).
* (Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada): From the name of the seigneur (landholder), named after a governor of Montreal.


Bobcaygeon

Bobcaygeon (a village in Verulam, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, Ontario, Canada)


Canso

Borrowed from English Canso, from French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok.

a town in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada

détroit de Canso
détroit de Canso#French

Canso (ellipsis of détroit de Canso (= Strait of Canso): a strait in Nova Scotia, Canada)


Canseau

English: Canso

Canso; a town in Nova Scotia, Canada; Canseau, Guysborough, Nouvelle-Écosse, Canada; dated form of Canso


Port-Royal

English: Port Royal

From port + royal.
* (Jamaica): Calque of Spanish Puerto Real

French North America
French North America#English

Annapolis County
Annapolis County#English

(historical) Port Royal (the former capital city of Acadia, French North America)

(historical) Port Royal (former name of Annapolis: a town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Port Royal (a village in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Port Royal (a village in Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Port Royal (a neighbourhood of Queensborough, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada)


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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St Apollinaire (alternative)
St. Apollinaire (alternative)
St-Apollinaire (alternative)
St.-Apollinaire (alternative)
Saint Apollinaire (alternative)

Saint Apollinaire
Saint Apollinaire#English

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


CSL

CSL (initialism of Côte-Saint-Luc: a city in Montréal, Québec, Canada)


NDG

NDG (initialism of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: a district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, Montréal, Québec, Canada)


Outremont

English: Outremont

English: Outremount

From outre + mont, literally “other side of the mountain”; from being on the slopes on the far side of the central hill (over the mountain) of Montreal Island from the downtown central city of Montreal. May be analyzed as outre + -mont.

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Outremont
a borough of Montréal, Québec, Canada

(historical) a former city in Montréal, 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).

a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

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


Asbestos

Borrowed from English asbestos, from Old French abestos.

Asbestos (former name of Val-des-Sources: a town in Les Sources, Estrie, Quebec, Canada)

Asbestos (former name of Les Sources: a regional county municipality of Cantons-de-l'Est, Quebec, Canada)


Maisonneuve

Equivalent to maison + neuve. Cognate with Catalan, Italian, and Occitan Casanova; English Newhouse; German Neuhaus.

(historical, 19th century) Maisonneuve: a former village in the island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Lesseps

English: Lesseps

Spanish: Lesseps

La Haute-Gaspésie
La Haute-Gaspésie#English

Lesseps (a canton of La Haute-Gaspésie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada)


de Lesseps

English: de Lesseps

Spanish: de Lesseps

From de + Lesseps. From ennoblement of the Lesseps family.

Lesseps (alternative)
De Lesseps (alternative)

a lake in Ontario, Canada; in full, lac de Lesseps

rivière de Lesseps
rivière de Lesseps#English

a river in Ontario, Canada; in full, rivière de Lesseps


De Lesseps

De Lesseps: De Lesseps (a lake in Ontario, Canada; in full, lac De Lesseps)

rivière De Lesseps
rivière De Lesseps#English

De Lesseps: De Lesseps (a river in Ontario, Canada; in full, rivière De Lesseps)


Princeville

* (Québec): Prince + -ville, named after Pierre Prince, one of the first pioneer colonizers of the area.
* (Hawaii): prince + -ville. From English Princeville, named after Hawaiian Prince Albert Kamehameha

a city in L'Érable, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada


La Tuque

English: La Tuque

From a nearby mountain thought to resemble a tuque.

La Tuque (a city in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada)


Dalhousie

Borrowed from English Dalhousie. The town is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838).

Restigouche County
Restigouche County#English

a town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada


Long Sault

English: Long Sault

From long (“long”) + sault (“rapids”), from Middle French. From being a long stretch of rapids.

a rapids in the Ottawa River, Quebec, Canada

Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River#English

a rapids in the Saint Lawrence River, Ontario, Canada

a village in Ontario, Canada, on the St. Lawrence River


Sept-Îles

From sept îles (literally “seven islands”).

Sept-Îles (a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Duquesne

Normanno-Picard equivalent to Duchêne (‘of the oak’).

Duquene (alternative)
Duquêne (alternative)
Duquenne (alternative)


Marieval

Marieval (a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada)


Val Marie

Val Marie (a village in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Val Marie (a rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada)


McWatters

Derived from the English surname McWatters. The neighbourhood is named after prospector Dave McWatters.

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Bellegarde

English: Bellegarde

Bellegarde (a settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada)


Grande-Île

an island of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River

a suburb of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada, on the eponymous island


Desbiens

English: Desbiens

Desbiens (a town in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada)


Estrie

→ English: Estrie

Derived from est (“east”) + -ie, based on the former administrative region name Cantons-de-l'Est (“Eastern Townships”). Coined by Québécois priest Maurice O'Bready.


Saint-Lambert

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

a parish municipality of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Laurentie

From Laurent + -ie. In the case of Québec, a reference to the St. Lawrence River, coined by Marie-Victorin.

Laurentia (a geographic region surrounding the St. Lawrence River in the United States and Canada)


Arntfield

Derived from the English surname Arntfield. The neighbourhood is named after American prospector Frederick S. Arntfield.


Bouchette

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

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

a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Wemotaci

Borrowed from Atikamekw Wemotaci. The spelling "Wemotaci" was adopted in 1997, mirroring the Atikamekw standardization of spelling.

Weymontachingue (alternative)
Weymontachie (alternative)
Weymontachi (alternative)
Wemotachi (alternative)
Wemotachie (alternative)

Wemotaci; an Indian reserve of the Atikamekw in La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada


Anse au Foulon

The toponym originates from a fulling mill (French: foulon) that the Séminaire de Québec built in 1710, at the base of the cliff which met the cove. Despite the closure of the mill in 1734, the toponym persisted.

a small cove in Quebec, Canada, now part of Quebec City


Deauville

Inherited from Middle French Dauville, from Old French d'Auville, from Auville, from Latin Auevilla. The Canadian locality is named after the Norman commune.

Deauville (a district, a former municipality of Brompton-Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville borough, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada)


Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

a city and municipality of Quebec, Canada


Gracefield

Derived from a compound of the English surname Grace and field. The city is named after mayor of the former municipality Patrick Grace.

a city in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Campbellton

Borrowed from English Campbellton. The city is named after colonial administrator Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (1769–1843).

a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada


Bouctouche

→ English: Bouctouche

The name of the town derives from the Mi'kmaq toponym Chebuktoosk, which translates to "large bay".

a town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada


Caraquet

→ English: Caraquet

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


Village Shaughnessy

From village + Shaughnessy; Calque of English Shaughnessy Village; named after Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR, CP Rail).

Shaughnessy Village
Shaughnessy Village#English

Region of Montreal
Region of Montreal#English

Golden Square Mile
Golden Square Mile#English

Shaughnessy Village: a district of Ville-Marie borough, Montreal, Montreal Island, Montreal county, Region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a flat plateau neighbourhood bounded by the Saint-Jacques Escarpment and CP Rail lines and Autoroute Ville Marie and Little Burgundy to street south, Westmount and Atwater Avenue to street west, Guy Street and the Golden Square Mile to street east, and Sherbrooke Boulevard and the slopes of Mount Royal to street north.

en:Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy


Shoni

English: Shoni

Abbreviation of Shaughnessy, from Village Shaughnessy, from English Shaughnessy, named after Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR, CP Rail).

Village Shaughnessy
Village Shaughnessy#French

Shoni; diminutive of Village Shaughnessy: a district of Ville-Marie borough, Montreal, Montreal Island, Montreal county, Region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Nouvelle-France

English: New France

nouvelle + France. From Middle French Nouvelle France. Literally, “New France”.

(historical) New France (a group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States)


Bas-Saint-Laurent

Derived from bas (“low, lower”) and Saint-Laurent (“Saint Laurence River”). The region is named for its location.


Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

The region is named after the hydronyms Saguenay and Lac-Saint-Jean.


Capitale-Nationale

Derived from capitale (“capital”) and national (“national”). The region hosts the provincial capital (Ville de Québec).


Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Derived from the toponyms Abitibi and Témiscamingue.


Côte-Nord

Derived from côte (“coast”) and nord (“north”). The region is named for its location on the northern shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.


Nord-du-Québec

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


Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

The region is named after the Gaspésie region and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine archipelago.


Chaudière-Appalaches

The region is named after the Chaudière river and the Appalachian Mountains.


Lanaudière

Named after a former lordship, named in turn after its first owner, military officer Charles-François Tarieu de La Naudière (1710–1776).


Laurentides

The region is named after the Laurentian Mountains.


Centre-du-Québec

Derived from centre (“center”) and the toponym Québec. The region is named for its central location within Quebec.


Abitibi-Ouest

Derived from the toponym Abitibi and ouest (“west”).

a regional county municipality of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Rouyn-Noranda

The name of the city is derived from the name of the former cities of Rouyn and Noranda.

a city and regional county municipality of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Témiscamingue

The municipality is named after the hydronym lac Témiscamingue (“Timiskaming Lake”).


La Vallée-de-l'Or

Derived from vallée (“valley”) and or (“gold”), analogously to Val-d'Or.


Kamouraska

The county municipality is named after the Kamouraska river.

a regional county municipality of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada


La Matanie

Derived from Matane (“a hydronym”) + -ie. The name was chosen in 2013 as a way to refer to the river, the city of Matane and the historical Fiefdom of Matane through a single name.

a regional county municipality of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada.


La Matapédia

The municipality is named after the Matapédia valley.


La Mitis

The municipality is named after the Mitis river.


Les Basques

The municipality is named after the nearby Île aux Basques.


Rimouski-Neigette

The municipality is named after the Rimouski and Neigette rivers.


Rivière-du-Loup

The municipality is named after a river.


Témiscouata

The municipality is named after the hydronym lac Témiscouata.


Charlevoix-Est

Derived from the toponym Charlevoix and est (“east”).

a regional county municipality of Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada


La Côte-de-Beaupré

Derived from côte (“coast”) and the toponym Beaupré.


Portneuf

The city is named after the fiefdom of Portneuf, named in turn after military officer René Robineau de Portneuf (1659–1726).
The municipality is named after the former Barony of Portneuf, named in turn after the city.

a city in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada


La Jacques-Cartier

The municipality is named after the former County of Jacques-Cartier, named in turn after French explorer Jacques Cartier (1491 - 1557).


L'Île-d'Orléans

The municipality is named after the Île d'Orléans island.


Les Chenaux

a regional county municipality of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada


Maskinongé

Named after the presence of muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in its waters.


Mékinac

The municipality is named after a mountain of the same name.


Les Sources

a regional county municipality of Estrie, Quebec, Canada


Le Granit

Derived from granit (“granite”). The municipality is named for the strong presence of granite within it.


Le Domaine-du-Roy

Derived from domaine (“domain”) and roi (“king”). The area of the municipality formerly belonged to the king of France.

a regional county municipality of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada


Maria-Chapdelaine

The municipality is named after the novel Maria Chapdelaine by author Louis Hémon (1880–1913). The municipality roughly encompasses the area where the novel is set.


Lac-Saint-Jean-Est

The name of the municipality is derived from the hydronym Lac-Saint-Jean and est (“east”).


Le Fjord-du-Saguenay

The name of the municipality is derived from fjord and the hydronym Saguenay.


Memphrémagog

Derived from the Abenaki toponym mamhlawbagak, translating to "at the great lake" or "at the great expanse of water".


La Haute-Yamaska

Derived from haut (“high, upper”) and the hydronym Yamaska.


Coaticook

The municipality is named after the city of Coaticook.


Brome-Missisquoi

The municipality is named after the village of Brome and the Missisquoi river.


Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais

fr-proper noun

Les Collines-de-l'-Outaouais f pl (plural only)

Les Collines-de-l'-Outaouais (canonical feminine plural)

Derived from the plural form of colline (“hill”) and the toponym Outaouais.

a regional county municipality of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau

Derived from vallée (“valley”) and the hydronym Gatineau.


Minganie

a regional county municipality of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada


Sept-Rivières

Derived from sept (“seven”) and rivière (“river”).


Manicouagan

The municipality is named after the Manicouagan river.


La Haute-Côte-Nord

Derived from haut (“high, upper”) and the toponym Côte-Nord.


Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent

Derived from Golfe du Saint-Laurent (“Gulf of St. Lawrence”).


La Côte-de-Gaspé

Derived from côte (“coast”) and the toponym Gaspé.

a regional county municipality of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada


La Haute-Gaspésie

Derived from haut (“high, upper”) and the toponym Gaspésie.


Le Rocher-Percé

Derived from rocher (“rock”) and the past participle of perce (“pierce”). The municipality is named after a rock formation within it.


Les Appalaches

The municipality is named after the Appalachian Mountains.

a regional county municipality of Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada


Les Etchemins

The municipality is named for the Etchemin River and Etchemin Lake.


Montmagny

The municipality is named after the city of Montmagny.


Lotbinière

The municipality is named after the city of Lotbinière.


L'Islet

The municipality is named after the village of L'Islet.


La Nouvelle-Beauce

Derived from nouveau (“new”) and the toponym Beauce.


Beauce-Sartigan

Derived from the toponyms Beauce and Sartigan.


Beauce-Centre

Derived from the toponyms Beauce and centre (“center”).


Bellechasse

Named after the former County of Bellechasse.


Matawinie

Derived from Matawin (a hydronym) + -ie.

a regional county municipality of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada


L'Assomption

The municipality is named after the city of L'Assomption.


Antoine-Labelle

The municipality is named after priest Antoine Labelle (1833–1891).

a regional county municipality of Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Argenteuil

The municipality is named after the former County of Argenteuil.


Deux-Montagnes

The municipality is named after the former County of Deux-Montagnes.


Les Laurentides

The municipality is named after the Laurentian Mountains.


Les Pays-d'en-Haut

Derived from the plural form of pays (“country”) and haut (“high”). The municipality is named for its higher elevation.


Thérèse-De Blainville

The municipality is named after aristocrat Marie-Thérèse Dugué de Boisbriand (1671–1744).


Rouville

The municipality is named after the Rouville family, which owned land in the current municipality.

a regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada


Vaudreuil-Soulanges

The municipality is named after colonial governor Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1650–1725) and nobleman Pierre-Jacques de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson (1677–1703).

fr:Pierre-Jacques de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson


Le Haut-Richelieu

Derived from haut (“high, upper”) and the hydronym Richelieu.


Marguerite-D'Youville

The municipality is named after Marguerite d'Youville (1701–1771).


Les Maskoutains

Etymology uncertain. The name of the municipality may derive from an Abenaki term meaning "large bushes" or "hay". An alternative possibility is a derivation from an Algonquian term meaning "savanna" or "swamp".


Les Jardins-de-Napierville

Derived from the plural form of jardin (“garden”) and the toponym Napierville.


Le Haut-Saint-Laurent

/lə o sɛ̃ lɔ.ʁɑ̃/

Derived from haut (“high, upper”) and the hydronym Saint-Laurent.


La Vallée-du-Richelieu

The toponym derives from vallée (“valley”) and the name of the Richelieu river.


Beauharnois-Salaberry

The municipality is named after the cities of Beauharnois and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.


L'Érable

a regional county municipality of Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada


Bécancour

The municipality is named after the city of Bécancour.


Arthabaska

The municipality is named after the former city of Arthabaska. From Abenaki awabaska (“place of bushes and reeds”). Compare English Athabasca from Woods Cree athap askaw (“there are many reeds”).


Nicolet-Yamaska

Named after the city of Nicolet and the Yamaska river.


Belleterre

Compound of beau (“beautiful”) + terre (“earth, land”). Originally the name of a mine.

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a city in Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Duhamel-Ouest

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

a municipality of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


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 Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Kipawa

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


Laniel

The territory is named after oblate Armand Laniel (1866 - 1928).

an unorganised territory in Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Latulipe-et-Gaboury

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

a united township municipality of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue

fr-proper noun

Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue m pl (plural only)

Derived from the plural form of lac (“lake”) and the toponym Témiscamingue.


Ville-Marie

Derived from ville (“city”) and the name Marie. The city is named after Saint Mary.


Témiscaming

Derived from the name of lac Témiscamingue, derived in turn from the Algonquin terms tim (“deep”), kami (“expanse of water”) and the locative element -ing (“in”).


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 Regional County Municipality, 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.


Cléricy

The neighbourhood is named after French military officer Honoré-Louis de Cléricy.

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


D'Alembert

The neighbourhood is named after a French military officer.


Évain

The neighbourhood is named after priest Isidore Évain (1868 - 1931).


Bellecombe

The neighbourhood is named after French military officer Guillaume de Bellecombe (1728 - 1792).


Lac-Dufault

The neighbourhood is named after a nearby lake, named in turn after deputy minister of Colonisation, Mines and Fisheries Sergius Dufault.


Montbeillard

The neighbourhood is named after French military officer Fiacre-François Potot de Montbeillard (1729 - 1778).

fr:Fiacre-François Potot de Montbeillard


Mont-Brun

Derived from mont (“mountain, hill”) and brun (“brown”), referring to a large fluvial clay deposit.


Noranda

The neighbourhood is named after a former mine, the name of which derives from a contracted compound of nord (“north”) + Canada. The middle c of the compound was dropped as the result of a transcription error.

a neighbourhood and former city in Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Rollet

The neighbourhood is named after the first European inhabitant of Québec, Marie Rollet (1580 - 1649).


Rouyn

The neighbourhood is named after French military officer Jean-Baptiste de Rouyn.


Authier

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

a municipality of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, 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”).


Duparquet

The city is named after French military officer Jean-Annet Chabreuil Du Parquet.

a city in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


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).


La Sarre

The city is named after the La Sarre Regiment.


Macamic

The city is named after a nearby lake, the name of which is derived from a Algonquin compound composed of mak (“crippled, lame”) and amik (“beaver”).


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.

a parish municipality of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada

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.


Lac-Duparquet

Named after a lake within the territory, which is named in turn after French military officer Jean-Annet Chabreuil Du Parquet.

an unorganised territory in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Barraute

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

a municipality of Abitibi Regional County Municipality, 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.

a municipality of Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


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 Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, 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.


Lac-Chicobi

The territory is named after a lake, the name of which derives in turn from a Native American term meaning "where there are no islands".

an unorganised territory in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Lac-Despinassy

The territory is named after a lake, named in turn after French military officer Louis-Auguste-Victor Despinassy.


Malartic

The municipality is named after French colonial administrator and military officer Anne-Joseph-Hippolyte de Maurès de Malartic (1730–1800).

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

a city in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada

fr:Anne-Joseph-Hippolyte de Maurès de Malartic


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 Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Lac-Granet

The name of the territory is derived from that of a nearby lake, which is named in turn after French military officer Alexis Granet.

an unorganised territory in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Matchi-Manitou

The territory is named after a lake, the name of which derives from the Algonquin terms matchi (“evil”) and manitou (“spirit”). The name of the lake is said to derive from an ill-fated hunted expedition leading to the loss of two canoes, after which the lake was avoided.


Réservoir-Dozois

The territory is named after a reservoir, named in turn after priest Nazaire-Servule Dozois (1859 - 1932).


Aumond

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

a township municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, 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.

a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


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.


Maniwaki

The name of the city is derived from an Algonquin compound toponym derived from mani (“Mary, Maria”) (referring to Saint Mary) and aki (“land”). The settlement began as a missionary project.

a city in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


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.


Cascades-Malignes

The name of the territory is derived from the plural form of cascade (“waterfall”) and malin (“malicious, evil”). The eponymous waterfalls are difficult to navigate.

an unorganized territory in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Lac-Pythonga

The territory is named after a lake, the name of which is derived in turn from an Algonquin name meaning "a long sand" or "to approach by paddling".


Lac-Nilgaut

The territory is named after a lake, the name of which derives in turn from nilgaut (“nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus”), derived in turn from Hindi or Persian.

an unorganized territory in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


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 Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, 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

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 Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

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.

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

a municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, 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.

a Native American reserve in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


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 Regional County Municipality, 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”).


Masson-Angers

The name of the district refers to Québecois politician Louis François Rodrigue Masson (1833 - 1903) and the French city of Angers.

a district of Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Kitigan Zibi

Borrowed from Algonquin Kitigan Zibi, derived from the terms kitigan (“garden, woodland cleared of trees”) and zibi (“river”).

a Native American reserve in Outaouais, Quebec, Canada


Rapid Lake

Borrowed from English Rapid Lake. The reserve is named after a nearby lake. .


Pikogan

Borrowed from Algonquin Pikogan, derived in turn from the term pikogan (“skin tent, teepee”).

a Native American reserve in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Kitcisakik

Borrowed from Algonquin Kitcisakik, derived in turn from a compound of kitci (“large, great”) and sakik (“at the mouth”). The reserve is located near a section of the Ottawa River which widens considerably.

a Native American settlement in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Winneway

Borrowed from Algonquin Winneway; the toponym means either "lively/rapid waters" or "salty bay/bay of murky waters".

a Native American settlement in Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Hunter's Point

Borrowed from English Hunter's Point. The settlement is named after a nearby lake, named in turn after a local family.


Kebaowek

Borrowed from Algonquin Kebaowek, a variant of the toponym Kipawa.

a Native American reserve in Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada


Lac-de-la-Pomme

an unorganized territory in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Lac-de-la-Maison-de-Pierre

The territory is named after a lake, the name of which derives from lac (“lake”), maison (“house”) and pierre (“stone”). The further etymology of the name is uncertain.


Mont-Laurier

The name of the city is derived from mont (“mountain”) + Laurier (a surname). The city is named after Canadian lawyer and statesman Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919).

a city in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Rivière-Rouge

The name of the city is derived from rivière (“river”) and rouge (“red”). The city is named after a nearby river.


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 Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, 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 Regional County Municipality, 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).


Petit Maghreb

From being a district of people of Maghrebi heritage.

Little Maghreb (a neighbourhood of Saint-Michel district, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)


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”).


Barkmere

Derived from an English toponym derived in turn from a compound of bark and mere.

a city in Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Mont-Tremblant

The city is named after a nearby mountain, the name of which derives from mont (“mountain”) and tremblant (“shaking, shaky”). The name of the mountain is said to derive from a Native American story about a powerful spirit inhabiting the peak. Alternatively, the name may derive from a muffled sound that can be heard near the mountain.


Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts

The name of the municipality is derived from the name of Saint Agatha of Sicily (c. 231–251) and the plural form of mont (“mountain”).


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.

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

a municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada


Akwesasne

Akwesasne (a Mohawk territory at the triple point of the US state of New York and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, lying astride the international boundary; jurisdictionally split between the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York, the Akwesasne 59 in Ontario and the Akwesasne 15 in Quebec)


Baie-Comeau

Named after Napoléon-Alexandre Comeau, Québécois naturalist.

Baie-Comeau (a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada)


Saint-Pascal

Saint-Pascal (a town in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Baie-Saint-Paul

Baie-Comeau (a city in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada)


Sorel-Tracy

Compound of Sorel + Tracy, names of the two towns that amalgamated to form the city.

Sorel-Tracy (a city in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada)


Vaudreuil-Dorion

Compound of Vaudreuil + Dorion, names of the two towns that merged to form the new municipality.

Vaudreuil-Dorion (a town in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada)


Havre-Saint-Pierre

Havre-Saint-Pierre (a village in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon

Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon (a locality in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Murdochville

Murdochville (a town in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Marsoui

Marsoui (a village in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (a town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Mont-Joli

From mont (“mountain”) + joli (“pretty”).

Mont-Joli (a town in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Trois-Pistoles

Trois-Pistoles (a city in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of eastern Quebec, Canada)


Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (a city in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada)


Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (a town in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada)


Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce

Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce (a town in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada)


Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (a city in the Eastern Townships region of southern Quebec, Canada)


Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (a town in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada)


Lebel-sur-Quévillon

Lebel-sur-Quévillon (a city in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada)


Pierrefonds

Pierrefonds (a former town in Quebec, Canada)


Limoilou

a neighbourhood of Quebec, Quebec, Canada


Shawbridge

From English Shawbridge, from Shaw Bridge, from Shaw+bridge. Named after Canadian farmer William Shaw

named-after

Shawbridge: a district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada

Shawbridge: former name of Prévost: a municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada