'[ganong] place-nomenclature OF NEW BRUNSWICK 279 



of Restigouche- The lumbermen all use the names now in this way, and 

 prononce it Wogon. 



"Wagansis. — See Wagan. 



Wakefield.— P-, ISOo. Origin? At that time it was in York, and there is a 

 Wakefield in Yorkshire, England. 



Walkers Brook. — For Commodore Walker, a pre-loyalist settler at Bathurst, 

 who had an establishment here. In a grant of 1776 in its present form. 



Wapskehegan. — From the Maliseet, Waps-Jce-Jie-gan, or A-he-a-quaps-kan-ee-gan, 

 which Gesner translates river with a wall at its mouth. Shortened by the 

 rivermen to Wapske. On Lockwood, 1826, as Wapshhagan. 



Wards Creek. —For Lieut. .Tohn Ward, a prominent loyalist (Lawrence, 86). 



Washademoak. — From the iNIaliseet Was-e-tem-oik^, meaning unknown. In a 

 document of 1756 (Rameau II., 173) as Ouaiges^mock ; Carver, 1768, has 

 ledemweight ; Des Barres, 1780, Waghjadamogh ; D.Campbell, 1785, Washa- 

 domac. By Pote, 1745, called Petcochack, of course by mistake; on Monck- 

 ton, 1758, its mouth, perhaps, is called The Notch. The name seems to have 

 applied to the entire river, but now its upper part is Canaan. 



Waterford. — P., 1874. Locally said for that place in Ireland, and suggested by a 

 resident who thought it descriptive of the road between his place and Sussex. 



Waterbo rough. — P., 1786. Said locally to be descriptive, which it is. 



Waubigut Lake. — Micmac, said by them to mean White Foot Lake (Flinne). 

 Compare (Rand) xcobcgat = a white foot. 



Waugh River. — Probably ^Nlicmac, but possibly for a man of that name. 



Waweig. — Doubtless from the Passamaquoddy name of Oak Bay, Wah-quah'-eek, 

 transferred by the whites to its present position ; this is confirmed by its 

 use on AVright, 1772, Wackweige (an intermediate form), applied as at 

 present. It is used by Boyd, 1763, as Wachweig. 



Old Indian name said to be Im-na-quon-ee-mo-see-kcsk. 



Weldford. — P. 1833. Origin ? Welford occurs twice in England. 



Weldons Creek. — On a plan of 1787 in present form. 



Wellington. — P. 1814. No doubt in honour of the Duke of Wellington, then 

 approaching the height of his fame. 



Welshpool. — Named by the Owens about 1835, in remembrance of that place in 

 Wales, near which was their home. 



Westeock. — From the Micmac Oak-skaak, meaning unknown, adopted by the 

 French and familiarized to its present form by the English. In a document, 

 1746 (Le Can. Français, II., No- 55) as Ouaskoc, and of 1747 in Parkman Ms. 

 Wascok, and French map before 1760 as Ouskack. A document of 1749 has 

 Veskek, and VeskakcM.<^ (Little Westeock) a little to the south of it and Veskok 

 near Nappan in N.S. On M on trésor, 1768, these are corrupted to West Coup 

 and East Coup. A plan of 1792 has the present form. 



Westfield. — P. 1786. No doubt descriptive of its position in the country. 



West Isles. — P. 1786. Of course descriptive of their position. 



Westmorland. — C- 1785. Probably because contiguous to Cumberland as in 

 England, or perhaps suggested, too, by its marshes, recalling its English 

 namesake. 



Westmorland. — P. 1786. Of course from the county. 



Whatley, Mount.— Said to be for a blacksmith of that name who lived there 90 

 or 100 years ago. 



Whites Brook. — (Northumberland). Said on good local authority to be a trans- 

 lation of Le Blanc, for Edward Le Blanc, a native of Cambridge, Mass., who 

 settled here at the close of the revolution. 



