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List of Canada city name etymologies

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionApr 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ7102637 ↗
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This article lists the etymologies of the names of cities across Canada.

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

See also

Canadian provincial and territorial name etymologies

List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin

List of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin

Locations in Canada with an English name

Name of Canada

Royal eponyms in Canada

Scottish place names in Canada

Toponymy of Nova Scotia

References

Sources

Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho – via Wikisource.

Hessel, Peter D. K. (1987). The Algonkin Tribe. Arnprior, Ontario: Kichesippi Books. ISBN 0-921082-01-0.

MacMillan, Gail (1978). An Outline of the History of Bathurst.

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