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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.
In 2010, the first version of Whoscall was created after one of its co-founders, Jeff Kuo, received a spam call. Originally a part-time project by Jeff Kuo, Jackie Chang, and Reiny Song as part-time work, the trio co-founded Gogolook with the goal of enhancing fraud prevention efforts worldwide by providing a caller identification solution.
Named for the bay on which the city is located, which was originally labelled Baie du Tonnerre on French maps in the 17th century. The name was chosen by referendum in 1969 with the merger of the cities of Fort William and Port Arthur.
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.
Vernon is a city in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.It is 440 km (270 mi) northeast of Vancouver.Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped establish the Coldstream Ranch in nearby Coldstream, the City of Vernon was incorporated on 30 December 1892.
Clarkson, also called Clarkson Village, is a neighbourhood in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, situated in the southwest corner of the city, along the shore of Lake Ontario. It is bordered by Lake Ontario to the south, Oakville to the west, Erindale and Erin Mills to the north, and Lorne Park to the east.
Thornton is an unincorporated place in Essa Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It had a population of 986 as of the 2016 Census. It is 74 kilometres (46 mi) north of Toronto .
Falkland is an unincorporated community located in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District of British Columbia, Canada.. Recognized as being home to one of Canada's largest Canadian flags, [2] and the annual Falkland Stampede, [3] [4] the Falkland area has a wide array of lakes, which are used for fishing and recreation.