About Place Names in Canada
The place names of Canada reflect centuries of history — from indigenous peoples who first named the land, to colonial settlers, religious missionaries and civic planners who renamed and expanded settlements. NameTrace documents the etymology of 2,739 cities, towns and villages in Canada.
Noms de lieux in Canada
Toronto
08
Montréal
10
Calgary
01
Ottawa
08
Edmonton
01
Winnipeg
03
Mississauga
08
Vancouver
02
Brampton
08
Hamilton
08
Surrey
02
Québec
10
Halifax
07
Laval
10
London
08
Etobicoke
08
Markham
08
Vaughan
08
Gatineau
10
Victoria
02
Saskatoon
11
Kitchener
08
Burnaby
02
Windsor
08
Longueuil
10
Regina
11
Oakville
08
Richmond
02
Richmond Hill
08
Burlington
08
Nepean
08
Oshawa
08
Greater Sudbury
08
Newton
02
Gloucester
08
Saguenay
10
Coquitlam
02
Barrie
08
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
10
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
10
Kelowna
02
Trois-Rivières
10
Guelph
08
Lévis
10
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
10
Abbotsford
02
Whitby
08
St. Catharines
08
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
10
Le Vieux-Longueuil
10
Milton
08
Langley
02
Kingston
08
Cambridge
08
Sherbrooke
10
Orléans
08
Ottawa South
08
Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne
10
Ajax
08
Saanich
02