Submitted Place Name Revision History

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6/2/2019, 6:57 PM picajay it's a settlement
6/2/2019, 6:57 PM picajay it's a settlement
6/2/2019, 6:22 PM picajay I forgot to say that it was Anglicized Algonquin
6/2/2019, 6:21 PM picajay

Name Etobicoke
Type Settlement
Usage Iroquois (Anglicized), Algonquin (Anglicized)
Pronounced Pron. et-TOH-be-koh (Iroquois)
Other Forms FormsAtobecoake, Wadoopikaang
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

From the Mississagua name for the area, wah-do-be-kang (wadoopikaang), and means "the place where alders grow". Anglicized by Augustus Jones as 'ato-be-coake', but adopted by John Graves Simcoe as 'Etobicoke' in 1795.
Added 6/2/2019 by picajay