Wawanakwa (Settlement)
Popular Culture,
Algonquian (?)Might mean "feathers of wild geese, water-related wild goose" from Ojibwe
wewe meaning "wild goose" (
?) combined with
nakwa meaning "feathers, water-related" (
nakwa may resemble phonetic elements in Algonquian that mean “feathers” or “water-related” elements in other names) (
?).
La Rochelle (Political Subdivision)
FrenchFrom Old French
roche or
rochelle meaning "little rock".
Qasaaluq m &
f InuitMay come from the root
qasaq meaning "to be soft, gentle".