[ganong] PLACE-NOMENCLATURE OF NEW BRUNSWICK 2S9 



Oak Point. — (Kings). No doubt descriptive and probably translated from the 

 French. On JMonckton, 1758, Point au Chaînes (doubtless for Chênes = 

 Oaks). In Maliseet Kwes-oiu-ee'am-kee^-ul.- = gravel beach point ; also pos- 

 sibly Psam-ee-oiv-kee-ak: The C. dosque of De Meulles, 1086, is probably not 

 this but near Little River, Kings (which see). In seigniorial grant of 

 1696 to Sieur des Cfoutins as Point aux Chesnes. 

 Oak Point. — (Northumberland). Probably descriptive. On Micheau, 17S5. 

 OaJilvells, Isle. — On the Peachey and other following maps applied to the 

 island at the mouth of Sullivan's Creek, called on Foulis, 1826, Fall Id. 

 Origin unknown. 

 Odell Brook. — In Maliseet Ho' -del ; possibly this is but their pronunciation of the 

 English name, which may have a different origin. On Lockwood. 1S26. Otell. 

 Odellach.— Connected with Odell, though how ? In Maliseet, Ho-del-sis, little 



Ho-del. 

 Ohio Settlement.— Origin locally unknown. On plan of 1873. 

 Old French Fort— (Queens). Origin uncertain (see Nid d'Aigle). 

 Old Mission Point, also Church Point, now also Ferguson's Point. So called 

 because the large Micmac settlement at Mission Point with its church and 

 mission were situated here until about 1770, when they removed to the 

 Quebec side. On a plan of 1788, Old Church Point. 

 Ormond Lake.— By Mahood in 1837; said to be in honour of an Irish earl. 

 Oromocto River— From the Maliseet Wel-a-moo¥-took. All agree that it = 

 good river, in the sense of having plenty of water for easy canoe navigation, 

 which describes its lower part; sometimes has been given = deep river 

 (compare Woolastook). 



In the Seigniorial grant to Sieur de Freneuse, in 1684, as Kamouctou; De 

 Meulles, 1686, has Ramouctou. 

 Oromocto Lake, South. — In Maliseet and Passamaquoddy, See-p'n-ah¥-ik. For 



the West Oromocto Lake I have not the Maliseet name. 

 Oromocto Island. — On Morris, 1775. 



Ossekeag. — The former, and still the oflBcial post office name for Hampton 

 Station. From the jMaliseet Pes-kes'-kick = marshy brook (or full of rushes) 

 corrupted into Acicac on Wilkinson, 1859, and thence Ossekeag. 

 Otnabog. — From the Maliseet Wed-nee'-bak. Appears first on Peachey, 1783, as 



Wiktenkak ; plan of 1785 has Oatnaback Lake ; Campbell, 1788, Ocnoback. 

 Ourangabena, Lake.— Upon Bellin, 1744, it appears upon the St. Francis near 

 the St John, but I have not been able to locate it; none of the Indian names 

 of the lakes on this river at all resemble it. Bouchette however, 1831, gives 

 Warienequamaticook for Baker Brook and the first three syllables of chis 

 word are like the first two of Ourangabena. 



It is possible that it was confounded with Temiscouata, for it usually 

 has its shape,while Temiscouata itself is represented as a small, nearly round, 

 lake, called Medaousta, etc. On Peachey, 1783, it is above the Madawaska, 

 hut identified with it by Sotzmann, 1798, after which it disappears from 

 the maps. 

 Ox Island. — Origin unknown. Occurs on Morris, 1775. 

 Oyster River. — Doubtless descriptive. On Micheau, 1785. 



Pabineau Brook.— From the abundance of fruit-bearing bushes, of which the 

 fruit is called [in Acadian] pabina (Gaudet). On plan of 1825 as Pabina, 

 also in same year in present form. In Micmac, Wos-a-bav^-gul. 



