Provinces and Territories
- Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.
- Nunavut: "Our land" in Inuktitut.
- Ontario: Derived from the Huron word onitariio meaning "beautiful lake", or kanadario meaning "sparkling" or "beautiful" water.
- Quebec: from the Míkmaq word kepék, meaning "strait" or "narrows".
- Saskatchewan: Derived from the Cree name for the Saskatchewan River, kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, meaning "swift flowing river".
- Yukon: from an Athabaskan language, e.g. Koyukon yookkene or Lower Tanana yookuna.
Read more about this topic: List Of Place Names In Canada Of Aboriginal Origin
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