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Jardine Brook. Pla-ioej-a-wee-guitl: =^ a partridge's foot. 



Little Falls on S. E. Branch. Tom-ops-Jcec-a-geechk\ 



Jams on N. W, Branch. A-uvs^-Jcook. 



Utopia, Lake. — The local tradition, doubtless correct, is that Governor Carleton so 

 named it when it was pointed out to him that the farms assigned to many of 

 the loyalists were under its waters ; Utopia was a land of abundance and 

 perfection, but entirely ideal (see Courier, Ixxviii). 



This is confirmed by tho fact that the original plan of this grant, made 

 20th Feb., 1784, to Capt. Peter Clinch and the Royal Fencible Americans, 

 shows the lines run directly across where the lake is, but without in any 

 way indicating it; and anotlier plan of 1829 shows " a reserve to make good 

 the deficiency caused by the Lake Eutopia." 

 In early records usually spelled Eutopia. 



In Passamaquoddy Mefi-hr-qua^-gum, grassy or bulrushy lake, which is 

 descriptive of its outlet, though of no other part. 



Upon the earliest plans the islands are all named for trees, fir, hemlock, 

 etc. 



V. 



Victoria.— C, 1844. In honour, of course, of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 



Victoria Lake. — Named in 1H;>7 by Mahood, of course in honour of Queen Vic- 

 toria, whose reign began in that year (p. 207). 



Victoria Settlement.— Founded 1841. No doubt in honour of Queen Victoria. 



VilreJ/rfft7 .—Seigniory , 1097. In Douglas and Bright and Kingsclear. 



Vin, Bay du.— Origin ? Occurs first in a document of 1760 as baij des Ouinea 

 (Murdoch II., 390). Des Barres, 1781, bas Bedouin ; Marston's diary, 1785, 

 Bédouine, but upon a plan made by him is the following : " Baye du Vin, so 

 called from the Frencli captain who first anchored here, St. John, 10th April, 

 1786.' Abb^' Desjardins, 1796, has Baie des Winds; Statute of 1799 has Bay 

 du Vin, whicli has since been the common form ; Cooney, 1830, has Baie des 

 Vents, and Gesner says it is corrupted to Betty Wind ; the U.S. lOtli census 

 I'ishery vol. has l'>eltaouin. I am luiable to form any opinion upon the 

 origin of the word. One might guess that it is a great corruption of 1. Chres- 

 tienne of Jumeau and De MeuUes. Vin is clearly a later corruption ; a local 

 tradition derives it from the finding of a cask of wine, etc. (On a curious 

 coincidence in the name, see p. 196). Pr. loc. in English, not French, 

 fashion. 



Vin Island. — In Micmac Hikt-ri -hook. Probably the I. Chrestienne of De Meulles, 

 1686, and hence of Isle Isabel Chrestienne of Jumeau, 1685. 



NA/. 



Waasis.— In Maliseet Teife-(jxvari-ik-m=lÀii\Q Kushagonis: Waasis=the baby in 

 Maliseet, and perhaps so called in allusion to its very small size in com- 

 parison with the Rusiagornis. 



Wagan. — (Branch of Restigouche). Probably from the Micmac 0-w;o/;-Mn = port- 

 age, which is descriptive. Another origin, however, is given by the 1786 

 Survey map which has '' Araganeiiz = Little Knife," (doubtless from Wokun, 

 a knife) followed by others, gradually becoming Wagansis This is the 

 usage up to and on Wilkinson's map, 1859, since then, Wagansis has been 

 applied to a branch of Grand River, and Wagan (or Waagan) to this branch 



