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This is a list of placenames in
Scotland that have been applied to parts of
Canada by
Scottish emigrants or
explorers.
For
Nova Scotian names in
Scottish Gaelic (not necessarily the same as the English versions) see
Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and
Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada
Note that, unless otherwise stated, province names are not Scottish.
Rural municipalities:
Glenlevit
Glencoe
Dundee
Caledonia Mountain, New Brunswick
The
Northwest Territories also contain three places with Scottish surnames:
Fort Simpson,
Fort McPherson and Rae (Although now collectively known with Edzo as
Behchoko).
"Nova Scotia" is
Latin for New Scotland. Nova Scotia's
Gaelic name is Alba Nuadh, which also literally means "New Scotland".
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Aberdeen, Grey County
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Aberdeen, Prescott and Russell County
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Aberfeldy
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Aberfoyle
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Achray
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Ailsa Craig
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Alloa
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Angus
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Angus Glen
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Ardbeg
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Ardoch
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Armadale
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Armstrong, Thunder Bay District
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Armstrong Township,
Armstrong Corners and
Armstrong Mills
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Arnprior
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Arranvale (
Isle of Arran)
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Athol, Prince Edward County
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Athol, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
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Avonmore
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Ayr
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Ayton
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Badenoch
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Bainsville
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Bairds
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Ballantrae
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Ballinafad
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Bannockburn
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Baxter
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Bell Ewart
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Berriedale (Berriedale, Sutherland)
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Berwick
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Bisset Creek
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Bothwell
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Boyds (Surname, derived from
Bute)
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Brechin
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Bruce Mines
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Bruce Peninsula
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Bruce Station
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Cairngorm
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Caledon
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Caledon East
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Caledonia
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Caledonia Springs
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Callander
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Campbellcroft
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Campbellford
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Campbellville
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Cargill
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Clachan
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Cockburn Island
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Coldstream
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Colgan
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Craigleith
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Craigmont
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Crieff
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Cromarty
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Crombie
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Cruikshank
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Dalhousie Lake
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Dalhousie Mills
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Dalkeith
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Dalmeny
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Dalrymple
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Doon
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Drummond
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Dundas
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Dundonald
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Dunedin (Dunedin, poetic name for
Edinburgh/Dun Eideann)
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Dunkeld
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Dunvegan
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Dysart et al. (
Dysart)
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East Tay Point (
Tay)
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Elgin
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Elgin County, Ontario
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Farquhar
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Fergus
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Ferguslea
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Ferguson Corners,
Ferguson Falls and
Fergusons Beach
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Forfar
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Galbraith
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Gillies Hill
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Gilmour
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Glasgow
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Glen
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Glen Buell
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Glenburn
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Glenburnie
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Glen Cross
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Glenfield
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Glen Huron
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Glencairn
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Glencoe
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Glenelg Centre
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Glen Major
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Glen Nevis
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Glenora
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Glen Robertson
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Glenview
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Glenville
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Glen Williams
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Gorrie
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Greenock
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Haliburton
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Hamilton
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Hampden
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Henderson
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Innerkip
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Inverary
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Inverhuron (inbhir, meaning river mouth +
Huron)
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Invermay
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Iona and
Iona Station
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Jura, Ontario
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Katrine (
Loch Katrine)
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Kilsyth
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Kinburn
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Kincardine
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Kinghorn
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Kinmount
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Kintail
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Kirkfield
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Laggan
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Laird
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Lake Dalrymple (
Dalrymple)
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Lamlash
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Lammermoor
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Lanark
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Leith
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Lochalsh, Algoma District
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Lochalsh, Huron County
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Lochwinnoch
- Lowther
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McAlpine Corners
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Macdiarmid
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MacDonald Bay
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MacDonald's Grove
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MacDuff
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MacGillivrays Bridge
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Mackenzie
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MacKenzie Point
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MacLarens Landing
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MacLean Park
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MacTier
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Maitland, Huron County
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Maitland, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
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Malcolm
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Maxwell, Grey County
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Maxwell, Hastings County
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Maxwells
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Minto
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Moffat
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Monteith
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Moray
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Morven
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Nairn, Middlesex County
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Nairn Centre
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Napier
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New Dundee
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New Edinburgh
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New Glasgow
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New Scotland, Chatham-Kent
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New Scotland, Regional Municipality of York
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Paisley
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Perth
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Perth Road Village
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Port Elgin
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Raith
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Rankin, Nipissing District
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Rankin, Renfrew County
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Rannoch
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Ratho
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Renfew, named for
Renfrewshire
[2]
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Renfrew Junction
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Rutherford
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Rutherglen
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Scone
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Scotch Bush, Hastings County and
Scotch Bush, Renfrew County
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Scotch Corners
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Scotia
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Selkirk
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Speyside - Early settlers believed a local creek resembled the
River Spey.
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St. Andrews
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Staffa, Perth County
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Strathroy, near London
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Stirling
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Tarbert
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Tartan
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Tay
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Tobermory, Ontario
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Tweed
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Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent (
William Wallace)
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West Elgin (Elgin)
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West Lorne (Lorne)
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Wick
The town of
Coronach was originally named after a horse; however, the original meaning of
coronach is a Gaelic lament.
See also
References