The name Nova Scotia was given to the province by King James VI of Scotland. Prior to this, it had been known as Mi'kma'ki by the indigenous Mi'kmaq people, which also referred to the territory as a whole which spread across New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Maine. When the French set up colonies in Nova Scotia, they referred to their occupied territory as Acadie (Acadia). When the British arrived, they had already been calling the land "New Scotland" It is called Nouvelle Ecosse in French, which means the same thing.
When the French set up colonies in Nova Scotia, they referred to their occupied territory as Acadie (Acadia).
When the British arrived, they had already been calling the land "New Scotland"
It is called Nouvelle Ecosse in French, which means the same thing.