Browse Submitted Place Names

This is a list of submitted place names in which the usage is maliseet.
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Kennebecasis (River) Maliseet, English
The name Kennebecasis comes from the Maliseet (Wolastoqey) word Kenepekachiachk, meaning "little long bay" (kenebek = "long bay," asis = "little"). It describes the widening sections of the river, which flow into the Saint John River... [more]
Quispamsis (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Maliseet, English
The name Quispamsis comes from the Maliseet (Wolastoqey) word qospemsis, meaning "little lake" (qospem = "lake," sis = diminutive suffix). This refers to the Kennebecasis River and surrounding waterways, which were important to Indigenous peoples for travel and sustenance... [more]
Saint John (River) Maliseet, French, English
The original Maliseet (Wolastoqey) name for the river was "Wolastoq", meaning "beautiful, bountiful river" (wolast = "good, pleasant," oq = "river"). The river was central to Maliseet culture, travel, and sustenance.... [more]