Place-names of Renfrew County
Author : Norman Campbell (historian.)
Publisher :
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 16,62 MB
Release : 1946
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : Norman Campbell (historian.)
Publisher :
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 16,62 MB
Release : 1946
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : A. Rayburn
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Geographical Br
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,31 MB
Release : 1967
Category :
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Author : John Moss
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1399087487
‘Celtic Places’ are typified by some several hundred townships and villages whose names still bear the imprint of their earliest Celtic roots, but the scope of the book is not restricted to human settlements; it is also true of the many mountains and rivers that they named, and to several thousand sites of standing stone monuments, Celtic high crosses, henges, hill figures, funeral barrows and hillforts, which are all included in the book. What they all have in common is that they reflect the rich cultural heritage that was implicit in the names of places in the British Isles and Ireland as it existed before the Romans arrived.
Author : Alan Rayburn
Publisher :
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 34,40 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : George Henry Armstrong
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 34,84 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada" by George Henry Armstrong. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Alan Rayburn
Publisher :
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
Read this book to learn the story behind the names of Punkeydoodles Corners, Swastika, Orillia, Lac des Mille Lacs, Plevna, and Bastard Township. Alan Rayburn.
Author : Thomas J. Brown
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Author : Alan Rayburn
Publisher :
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 38,59 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Place names reflect a very significant part of a nation's cultural and linguistic heritage. They are ever-present on road signs and maps, in correspondence and periodicals, and in all kinds of official and unofficial records and documents. Over 6200 names from Canada's rich toponymic tapestry are included in this unique dictionary - not only cities, towns and villages, but lakes, rivers, national parks, well-known mountains and many capes, as well as the actual origin of the place name. Words taken from Cree, Inuit, French, Gaelic, Spanish, Portuguese Mi'kmaq, Basque, German and other languages, as well as the many names echoing the towns and regions that fond immigrants had left behind, reflect Canada's diverse multicultural heritage. Many places were named after people who played a role in local history, or more celebrated heroes of foreign affairs. In these cases, brief biographical details identify such eponymous individuals as the poet Robert Service, or Mary March, the English name given to Demasduit, Beothuk wife of Chief Nonosbawsut, whose capture by local settlers led to her death in 1820 - one of the last of her now extinct race. A surprising number of places were named after battles and military leaders, many after peculiar features of the landscape, and others for animals, ships, fruit, and native religious beliefs. Anyone who has felt curious about the choice of names like South Porcupine, Dildo, Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump, Magnetic Hill, or Saint-Lous-du-Ha! Ha!, will find much of interest in this book.
Author : Richard Burl Sealock
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 18,50 MB
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN :