Places In Canada With Native Aboriginal Indian Names

217;s incredible how many places in Canada werelake”
actually named after Canadian Native Aboriginal IndianOttawa: from Algonquin word meaning “to
words or names. Everything from provinces, cities,buy”
towns, rivers, lakes and even the country itself havePenticton: from Okanagan word meaning
been named after Native Aboriginal Indian terms.“place to stay forever”
A partial list of some well known places in CanadaQuebec: from Algonquin word meaning
and their Native Aboriginal Indian meanings are below.“narrow passage or strait”
Athabasca Lake: from the Cree word meaningSaskatchewan: from Cree word meaning
“where there are reeds”“swift flowing river”
Canada: from Wendat Huron word meaningSaskatoon: from Cree meaning “berry
“village” orfruit”
“settlement”Toronto: from Huron word meaning “place of
Chilliwack: from Halqemeylem word meaningmeeting”
“going back up”Winnipeg: from Cree word meaning “dirty or
Coquitlam: from Salish word meaning “smallmurky water”
red salmon” or “place of stinkingTuktoyaktuk: from Inuvialuktun word meaning
fish”“resembling a caribou”
Etobicoke: from Ojibwa word meaning “theOf course, there are many other examples of places
place where the alders grow”located right across the country from coast to coast.
Iqaluit: from Inuktituk word meaningSo next time you look at a name of a city, town,
“fish”village, province, lake, mountain or region, it just might
Kelowna: from Okanagan word meaninghave come from a Native Aboriginal Indian word. A
“grizzly bear”Native Aboriginal Indian tribe living in the region may
Klondike River: from Han word meaninghave very well influenced the name of the place. This
“hammer used to fix fishing nets”may make your visit to Canada that much more
Manitoulin Island: from Ojibwe word meaningspecial in addition to the natural scenic beauty the
“spirit island”country already has.
Ontario: from Huron word meaning “beautiful