The Transfer of Scottish Placenames to Canada
Abstract Scottish migration to the area of present-day Canada was so intensive from the late 1700s to the early 1900s that nearly two million Canadians claimed Scottish ancestry after the middle of the twentieth century. Through their placenames the Scots were able to reinforce their presence in Can...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2ea29827a8fa49299a86c6dd3b555f90 2023-05-15T15:46:45+02:00 The Transfer of Scottish Placenames to Canada Alan Rayburn 1999-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1999.47.3.313 https://doaj.org/article/2ea29827a8fa49299a86c6dd3b555f90 EN eng University Library System, University of Pittsburgh http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1565 https://doaj.org/toc/0027-7738 https://doaj.org/toc/1756-2279 doi:10.1179/nam.1999.47.3.313 0027-7738 1756-2279 https://doaj.org/article/2ea29827a8fa49299a86c6dd3b555f90 Names, Vol 47, Iss 3 (1999) Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 article 1999 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1999.47.3.313 2022-12-30T21:16:20Z Abstract Scottish migration to the area of present-day Canada was so intensive from the late 1700s to the early 1900s that nearly two million Canadians claimed Scottish ancestry after the middle of the twentieth century. Through their placenames the Scots were able to reinforce their presence in Canada. Settlements in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island were mainly developed by migrants from the Highlands and Western Isles in the late 1700s and early 1800s, so that most of their names recall places in those parts of Scotland. In the remaining provinces and territories (except Newfoundland, which had no direct migration from Scotland), most of the transfer names came from the Lowland parts of Scotland, principally during the 1800s. From Inverness in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island amd Strathgartney in Prince Edward Island to Lanark in Ontario, and Thurso in Quebec to Banff in Alberta, and Clyde River in Nunavut, Canada reveals an extensive Scottish contribution to its rich toponymy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Breton Island Clyde River Newfoundland Nunavut Prince Edward Island Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nunavut Canada Breton Island ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) Clyde River ENVELOPE(-70.451,-70.451,69.854,69.854) Names 47 3 313 323 |
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Abstract Scottish migration to the area of present-day Canada was so intensive from the late 1700s to the early 1900s that nearly two million Canadians claimed Scottish ancestry after the middle of the twentieth century. Through their placenames the Scots were able to reinforce their presence in Canada. Settlements in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island were mainly developed by migrants from the Highlands and Western Isles in the late 1700s and early 1800s, so that most of their names recall places in those parts of Scotland. In the remaining provinces and territories (except Newfoundland, which had no direct migration from Scotland), most of the transfer names came from the Lowland parts of Scotland, principally during the 1800s. From Inverness in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island amd Strathgartney in Prince Edward Island to Lanark in Ontario, and Thurso in Quebec to Banff in Alberta, and Clyde River in Nunavut, Canada reveals an extensive Scottish contribution to its rich toponymy. |
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The Transfer of Scottish Placenames to Canada |
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The Transfer of Scottish Placenames to Canada |
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The Transfer of Scottish Placenames to Canada |
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