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[Facts] Re: Origin of Huon?

by Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

7/7/2006, 12:47 PM

According to the following site, the Huon River and Valley in Tasmania were named after a French sea captain and explorer, Huon De Kermadec, so a French diminutive of Hugh is probably the correct answer, as Anneza said:

http://www.justpacific.com/tasmania/huon/

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