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loo-sun-ïi.s-if< = Utile battery, to Kid-loo-sis''-ik^ an eagle's nest (see Cleuristic), 

 and the French, struck bj' the resemblance, and finding "the eagle's nest" 

 both an appropriate and pleasing name for this battery on its little plateau 

 half-way up the hill, adopted it. 



Nigadoo River. — From the ^licmac A-nig-a-doo. On plan of 1811 in present form. 



J\'o-dee-tic- — The Maliseet name for the small stream opposite Worden's, below 

 Spoon Island (Jack). It is no doubt because of its resemblance to INIeductic 

 that 80 many French maps of the last century make the Meductic (Eel 

 River) empty here. 



Northampton. — P., 1786. Probably suggested by its being then the northern 

 parish of York. 



Northesk. — P., 1814. Probably for the Earl of Northesk, then prominent in the 

 British navy ; made rear-admiral in 1821. 



Northfield. — P., 1857. Doubtless suggested by its position in the county. 



North Lake. — (York). Descriptive. On the boundary map of 1798. 



North Lake. — P., 1879. Of course suggested by the lake. 



North Shore. — Commonly used in the province for its entire eastern and 

 northern coast, from Bay Verte to the Restigouche, but more particularly 

 from Miramichi to the Restigouche. 



Northumberland.-*-C., 1785. Suggested perhaps by its contiguity to Westmor- 

 land (betore Kent was set ofi") as in England (p. 204), or possibly suggested 

 by the name of the strait. 



Northumberland Strait. — Origin uncertain. On Des Barres' chart of 1777, and 

 perhaps given by him. There is an earlier reference (Le Canada -Français, 

 ii., No. 1, p. :!8) of 1740, which seems to call them Nortomhcrland : there was 

 a ship, the Northumberland, in this region in 1747 and 1748 (Quebec Docs., 

 iii., 3;-)6, 3.56, iv. 216), which may possibly have originated the name. 



The northern end of the strait was named St. Lunairo (which see) by 

 Cartier. Southack, 1733, Morris, 1749, and others, name its southern end 

 Red Sea. 



Norton.— P. 1795. Origin ? 



North-West Millstream. — In ^licmac PoL-sin-ak (Flinne). , 



Nova Scotia. — Latin = New Scotland. So named in the Latin charter given by 

 King .lames I. to Sir William Alexander in 1621. New Brunswick was 

 in( luded in it until 1784. 



O. 



Oak Bay.— Probably from Oak Point, though the form Oak Point Bay. In a 

 grant of 1784 as Oat Point Bay, and several documents have that form. 



In Passamaquoddy Wah-qua^-eek = head of the bay. (Compare Rand, 

 I., St. Mary's Bay, N.S.) Gatschet has Wehvayik = at the head of the bay. 

 This appears to have become corrupted and transferred giving us the name 

 Waweig (which see). On Wright, 1772, North Bay ; on the Owen Map, 

 1798, Aouk Bay, the latter form possibly a corruption of the latter part of 

 the Indian name. 



The ridge between Oak Bay and Waweig, is in Passamaquoddy Im-na- 

 (jvton-ee-rno-see-kes(j, probably = Place of many sugar maples. Cooksons, Id., 

 is said to be in Pas8ama(j[uoddy, Qua-beet-a-wo-sis = Beaver's Nest, because 

 they locate here the Beaver legend (p. 195). 



Oak Point.— (Charlotte). Probably descriptive. On a map of 1785 in its present 

 form. It appears to have given the name to Oak Bay (see above). For 

 origin of the names of points about the Bay (see Courier Series, XCIII). 



