| Name Origin | Province/Territory |
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| Latin for 'New Scotland' | |
| Named for the father of Queen Victoria | |
| First applied to a river, a Cree word meaning 'swift-flowing river' | |
| An Inuktitut word meaning 'our land' | |
| First applied to a lake, a native word meaning 'beautiful lake' or 'sparkling water' | |
| A practical term, denoting the general direction of the area | |
| A combination of colonial influence and a 15th century explorer, albeit indirectly | |
| | Name Origin | Province/Territory |
|---|
| An Assiniboine word meaning 'Lake of the Prarie' or a Cree word meaning 'the strait of the spirit' | |
| A combination of the French phrase 'Terre Neuve' and another word meaning 'landholder' | |
| A compliment to George III, a descendent of the House of the same name | |
| Named for the daughter of Queen Victoria | |
| An Algonquin word meaning 'narrow passage' or 'strait' | |
| A native word meaning 'great river' | |
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