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Name Language of origin Word(s) in original language Meaning and notes Alberta Latin (ultimately from Proto-Germanic): Feminine Latinized form of Albert, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz (compound of "noble" + "bright/famous"), after Princess Louisa Caroline Alberta [2] [3]
Liège: of disputed etymology. The name Liège (also used by the city of Liège, the province's capital) may have the same origin as the ancient name of Paris, i.e. Lutetia; the German form, Lüttich, suggests this. Liège and Lutetia would both derive from Latin lucotætia, "marsh" or "mud".
Hispanicized and pluralized form of vatan, the indigenous name for the province's main island, of obscure origin, similar to the etymology of Bataan above. The term batang has cognates across various Austronesian languages, mostly being a word that means "the main part of something," such as "trunk" or "body" [16] (see Batangas below). On a ...
The name Louis itself comes from Frankish hluda, 'heard of, famous' (cf. loud) + wiga, 'war'. [51] Maine: October 13, 1729: English: main: A common historical etymology is that the name refers to the mainland, as opposed to the coastal islands. [52] [53] French: Maine: After the French province of Maine. [54] English (Broad)mayne
Canadian provincial name etymologies; Origins of names of cities in Canada; List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places; U.S. state name etymologies. Lists of U.S. county name etymologies. List of Alabama county name etymologies; List of Alaska borough and census area name etymologies; List of Arizona county name etymologies
Because Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area, but has only 10 provinces, most Canadian provinces are very large—six of its ten provinces are larger than any country in Europe except Russia, and its largest province Quebec—1,542,056 km 2 (595,391 sq mi)—is almost two and a half times as large as France—640,679 km 2 ...
List of river name etymologies; List of Australian place names of Aboriginal origin; List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin; List of indigenous names of Eastern Caribbean islands; Origins of names of cities and towns in Hong Kong; Lists of North American place name etymologies; List of place names of French origin in the United States
Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut.. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.