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English place names in Canada is a list of Canadian place names which are named after places in England, carried over by English emigrants and explorers from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The names can also be derived from places founded by people with English surnames.
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.
Named for its geographical location north of Vancouver. Parksville: English Named for Nelson Parks, the postmaster at the time of incorporation. [40] Penticton: Okanagan Anglicization of the word pente-hik-ton, meaning "place where water passes beyond", in reference to the year-round flow of the Okanagan River. [41] Pitt Meadows: English
List of Spanish place names in Canada; U. List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin This page was last edited on 14 April 2023, at 09:57 (UTC). Text ...
Place Léon-Blum (Paris) – Léon Blum, a French socialist politician; Quartier De Gaulle (Cayenne) – Charles de Gaulle; Régina – Louis Athanase Theophane Régina (1868–1922) Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire – Cardinal Richelieu; Saint-Amans-Soult – Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister; Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni – Auguste Baudin, Governor of ...
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."
This is a list of placenames in Scotland that have been applied to parts of Canada by Scottish emigrants or explorers.. For Nova Scotian names in Scottish Gaelic (not necessarily the same as the English versions) see Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada
Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details. Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin. Those listed here are only well-known, important or otherwise ...