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AMERICA.
- The name first appears in 1499, and is called after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian Astronomer and Explorer. The name as applied to the New World had its origin in Germany.
- Columbia, the name sometimes applied to America, is so called from Columbus, who discovered America in 1492.
CANADA.
- The name first appears in 1540, and is derived from the Indian word "Kannata" or "Kannatha" which means a settlement, or collection of cabins. It is said to be of Iroquois Indian derivation, and was supposed to have been applied to the Indian encampment at Montreal, but was unwittingly applied by Cartier to the whole country.
MARITIME PROVINCES.
- The Maritime Provinces were known by the Indians as "Megamage" i. e. home of the Micmacs, or the true man.
- Note. 1.—The names in this book are in alphabetical or dictionary order. Immediately after the name appears the initial letter, or letters of the County in which the place is located.
| Annapolis | (A) |
| Antigonish | (Ant.) |
| Cape Breton | (C. B.) |
| Colchester | (Col.) |
| Cumberland | (C) |
| Digby | (D) |
| Guysborough | (G) |
| Halifax | (H) |
| Hants | (Hts.) |
| Inverness | (I) |
| Kings | (K) |
| Lunenburg | (L) |
| Pictou | (P) |
| Queens | (Q) |
| Richmond | (R) |
| Shelburne | (S) |
| Victoria | (V) |
| Yarmouth | (Y) |
- Note 2.—So far as adopted by them to this date the spelling of the place names throughout is the spelling approved by the Geographic Board of Canada.
