The Transfer of Scottish Placenames to Canada

• Published in: Names
• Main Author: Alan Rayburn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1999
• Subjects: Philology. Linguistics; P1-1091; Nunavut; Canada; Breton Island; Clyde River; Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1999.47.3.313; https://doaj.org/article/2ea29827a8fa49299a86c6dd3b555f90

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...