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At the head of the lîa}- of Fundy arc several names to which a French 

 origin of a fanciful character is commonl}^ given ; these are Shepody, 

 said to be a corruption of Chapeau Dieu. Gods hat; Petitcodiac, said to 

 be Petit Coude, Little Elbow (alluding to the "Bend" at Moncton) ; 

 Minudie (in N. S.)- Main-à-Dieu, God's Hand ; O'/iignccto, Chignon du 

 Col, Xape of the Neck, and Tête- à- Gauche, Head on the Eight (in Glou- 

 cester). But the history- of these words perfectly disproves such an 

 origin ; for though they occur often in French documents they never 

 once have the French form which the theory requires nor anything like 

 it, but have instead forms which point to an Indian origin, as is fully 

 explained under each in the Dictionary. They contrast with names like 

 Tnntramar, .-iw/ac, etc., which have a real French form in the documents, 

 and are of true French origin. 



Certain topographical terms of Acadian origin occur upon our 

 maps, as : 



Gully, from Goulet, the narrow entrance to a harbour. 



Dune, a sand beach. 



Barachois, a pond or lagoon at mouth of a river. 



Anse, a cove. 



Perdu, a cove b}' a stream, sometimes pronounced Bedoo. 



Also directly or indirectly the use of Grand for Large, as Grand 

 Lake, etc. 



4. The New England Period. 

 The place-names originating in this period are : 



In the St. John Valley. 



Bear Island Kembles Manor 



Sunbury Brandy Point 



Maugervillc Hammond Eiver 



Burton Portland 



Gagctown Courtney Bay 



Maugers Island Cape Spencer 



Thatch Island Tobique 



Ox Island Catons Island 

 Probably, 



The Mistake French Lake 



Darlings Island Sugar Island 

 Possibly, 



Spoon Island 



(Swan Creek is Indian, as is Mahogany, and some others used in 

 this period.) 



