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English Canadian names. In English Canada, names follow much the same convention as they do in the United States and United Kingdom. Usually the "first name" (as described in e.g. birth certificates) is what a child goes by, although a middle name (if any) may be preferred—both also known as "given names." The "last name" is usually taken ...
Some very common Swedish names were so similar that only a minor change of spelling was necessary, such as Andersson and Jonsson, which is why these names are much more common in the U.S. than in the United Kingdom. British surnames such as Williams, Jackson, Robinson, Harris, Davis, Brown and Jones are also common among people of non-British ...
The following is a partial list of First Nations peoples of Canada, organized by linguistic-cultural area. It only includes First Nations people, which by definition excludes Métis and Canadian Inuit groups. The areas used here are in accordance to those developed by the ethnologist and linguist Edward Sapir, and used by the Canadian Museum of ...
Chester Brown (born 1960) – creator of Yummy Fur, Underwater and Louis Riel. John Byrne (born 1950) – influenced superhero characters like The Fantastic Four and Superman. Andy Donato (born 1937) – editorial cartoonist for the Toronto Sun. Hal Foster (1892–1982) – artist for Tarzan comic strip, creator of Prince Valiant.
This list of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin contains Canadian places whose names originate from the words of the First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, collectively referred to as Indigenous Peoples. When possible, the original word or phrase used by Indigenous Peoples is included, along with its generally believed meaning.
Name of Canada. The Dauphin Map of Canada, c. 1543, showing the areas Cartier visited. Newfoundland is near the upper right; Florida and the Bahamas are at lower left. While a variety of theories have been postulated for the name of Canada, its origin is now accepted as coming from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning 'village' or ...
The Edmonton CMA includes the cities of Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert. ^ The balance of Lloydminster is located within Saskatchewan. ^ Wetaskiwin is Alberta's smallest city by population.
Canadian Senators Group Nova Scotia (Halifax — The Citadel) January 2, 2009 Harper: December 8, 2024: Deputy Liaison (whip) of the Canadian Senators Group Margo Greenwood: Independent Senators Group British Columbia November 10, 2022 Trudeau, J. September 2, 2028 Peter Harder: Progressive Senate Group Ontario (Ottawa) March 23, 2016 Trudeau, J.