List of Scottish place names in Canada

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See also: Scottish place names in other countries

This is a list of placenames in Scotland that have been applied to parts of Canada by Scottish emigrants or explorers.

For Nova Scotian names in Scottish Gaelic (not necessarily the same as the English versions) see Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada

Note that, unless otherwise stated, province names are not Scottish.

Banff, Alberta

Alberta[]

Calgary, Alberta
The three peaks of Three Sisters Mountain at Canmore, Alberta
Michelsen Farmstead a Provincial Historic Site of Alberta, located in the National Historic Site, Stirling Agricultural Village

British Columbia[]

Abbotsford, BC
  • Abbotsford (location of Sir Walter Scott's house). Suburbs include Aberdeen and Glen Mountain.
  • Balfour (also known as "Balfour Bay")
  • Butedale (ghost town)
  • Cameron Bar 13
  • Cape Scott Provincial Park
  • Craigellachie
  • Coldstream
  • Cunningham Lake
  • , a settlement west of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
  • Duncan
  • Dundarave (West Vancouver)
  • Fintry Delta
  • Invermere (inbhir + mere)
  • Logan Lake
  • Montrose
  • Mount Brown (named after the Scottish botanist Robert Brown)
  • Mount Lyell (named by James Hector in 1858 for the Scottish geologist Sir Charles Lyell)
  • Mount Macdonald (after John A. Macdonald)
  • Stewart
  • Yarrow (River in Scottish Borders)

Manitoba[]

Rural municipalities:

  • Argyle
  • Armstrong
  • Cameron
  • Clanwilliam
  • Glenwood
  • Grahamdale
  • Lorne
  • Macdonald
  • Minto
  • Morton
  • Rossburn
  • St Andrews
  • Strathcona
  • Strathclair
  • Stuartburn

New Brunswick[]

J.C. Van Horne Bridge crossing between Campbellton and Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec

Glenlevit Glencoe Dundee

Caledonia Mountain, New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

Northwest Territories[]

The Northwest Territories also contain three places with Scottish surnames: Fort Simpson, Fort McPherson and Rae (Although now collectively known with Edzo as Behchoko).

Nova Scotia[]

A satellite photo of Nova Scotia.
Tartan of Nova Scotia
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia welcome sign
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia welcome sign

"Nova Scotia" is Latin for New Scotland. Nova Scotia's Gaelic name is Alba Nuadh, which also literally means "New Scotland".

Nunavut[]

Clyde River, Nunavut

Ontario[]

West Elgin Arena
Ballantrae, Ontario
The Grand River Bridge, which carries Argyle St. over the Grand River in Caledonia, Ontario
The Walker House, oldest house in Kincardine, Ontario
The McDougall Mill Museum by the Bonnechere River, Renfrew Ontario
Drummond
  • Aberdeen, Grey County
  • Aberdeen, Prescott and Russell County
  • Aberfeldy
  • Aberfoyle
  • Achray
  • Ailsa Craig
  • Alloa
  • Angus
  • Angus Glen
  • Ardbeg
  • Ardoch
  • Armadale
  • Armstrong, Thunder Bay District
  • Armstrong Township, Armstrong Corners and Armstrong Mills
  • Arnprior
  • Arranvale (Isle of Arran)
  • Athol, Prince Edward County
  • Athol, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
  • Avonmore
  • Ayr
  • Ayton
  • Badenoch
  • Bainsville
  • Bairds
  • Ballantrae
  • Ballinafad
  • Bannockburn
  • Baxter
  • Bell Ewart
  • Berriedale (Berriedale, Sutherland)
  • Berwick
  • Bisset Creek
  • Bothwell
  • Boyds (Surname, derived from Bute)
  • Brechin
  • Bruce Mines
  • Bruce Peninsula
  • Bruce Station
  • Cairngorm
  • Caledon
  • Caledon East
  • Caledonia
  • Caledonia Springs
  • Callander
  • Campbellcroft
  • Campbellford
  • Campbellville
  • Cargill
  • Clachan
  • Cockburn Island
  • Coldstream
  • Colgan
  • Craigleith
  • Craigmont
  • Cromarty
  • Crombie
  • Cruikshank
  • Dalhousie Lake
  • Dalhousie Mills
  • Dalkeith
  • Dalmeny
  • Dalrymple
  • Doon
  • Drummond
  • Dundas
  • Dundonald
  • Dunedin (Dunedin, poetic name for Edinburgh/Dun Eideann)
  • Dunkeld
  • Dunvegan
  • Dysart et al. (Dysart)
  • East Tay Point (Tay)
  • Elgin
  • Elgin County, Ontario
  • Farquhar
  • Fergus
  • Ferguslea
  • Ferguson Corners, Ferguson Falls and Fergusons Beach

Forfar, Ontario

Prince Edward Island[]

The Prince Edward Island Preserve Company in New Glasgow
Panorama of a river bank in New Glasgow.

Quebec[]

Saskatchewan[]

Church at Abernethy, Saskatchewan

The town of Coronach was originally named after a horse; however, the original meaning of coronach is a Gaelic lament.

Yukon[]

Mackenzie Mountains
  • Fort Selkirk
  • Mackenzie Mountains
  • Mount Logan
    • Houston's Peak
  • Mount Lorne
  • Ross River

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hopper, Tristan (1 July 2015). "Calgary, Scotland? The quaint European places that gave their names to some of Canada's largest (and ugliest) cities". National Post. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ MORRISON, K.L. "Renfrew". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ Clarke, Gwen (June 2, 1955). "Speyside Looks Back to Century of Activity With Sawmills, Hotels, Hop Kilns and Quarry" (PDF). The Canadian Champian.
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