Toponymy
The river was named in 1602 by Samuel de Champlain. He reported in 1610 that it would name a chief Algonquin with the same name. The name Batiscan raises some interpretations from various sources. Father Charles Arnaud argued that the name meant "steam cloud or light". Still according to him, the name could also meant "spray dried meat". According to Pierre-Georges Roy the name means "who rushes to his mouth", which has been observed in the past. According to Father Lacombe the name comes from the art and tabateskan mean "hoof or pending" and according to Father Joseph-Étienne Guinard, it would come the cry "patiskam" and means "stumble".
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