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Home 2nd attempt. Also bears the distinction of being the only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name Mayo.
The US isnt the only place packed with strange and hilarious place names.
Funny place names in ontario. I was having a discussion the other day about funny city names around the world and realized that we Canada have by far have the craziest names of towns and cities in the world. There is a Batman and a Middlefart in Denmark a Phi Phi pronounced PeePee in Thailand a Worms in Germany and Phuket pronounced Pooh-kett but reading it is another story in Thailand. The strangest place names in Canada Dildo Newfoundland and Labrador.
A quick Google search of either Dildo or weirdest place names quickly and. In the early 19th century brothers John and George Ball bought 1200 acres of land in the. Happy Adventure Newfoundland.
Also bears the distinction of being the only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name Mayo. Trois-Pistoles yep three of em Ontario. Either way this funny Canadian town name has had visitors chuckling for generations.
Peekaboo Corner New Brunswick A small community within the village of Norton New Brunswick Peekaboo Corner owes its name to a poorly-placed house. Sexmoan former name of Sasmuan Pampanga Philippines Shades of Death Road a road in Warren County New Jersey. Shag Rocks four places with these names.
Massachusetts South Georgia Tasmania Western Australia Shagnasty Island an island lying in Clowes Bay. Shit a name of 3 villages in Iran Shitterton Dorset England. Tickle your funny bone when you visit these locations.
Canada is full of hidden treasuresso keep an eye out for more crazy street names. Lets stay in Oregon for a funniest place names double-whammy. Idiotville was originally a logging camp.
It earned its name because it was so far from civilization that only an idiot would work there. Possibly the most uncomfortable place name in Newfoundland. Dont go getting any ideas.
Now youve done it. Unfortunately lederhosen do not come from here. An unincorporated community in West Virginia full of southpaws.
The most law abiding town in Alberta with 1345 legal residents. Located in Northwestern Ontario Pickle Lake has a population of 425. The community is the most northern in Ontario to be connected to the province by a year-round road.
Fishing hunting and animalbird watching are the big attractions here. The towns name comes from. Home 2nd attempt.
The First Step Out the Window. The US isnt the only place packed with strange and hilarious place names. It turns out weird town names can be found all over the world.
Look no further than Canada Americas neighbors to the North. Here Are 10 Unusual Town Names in Canada. Another town where the residents have resisted plans to change an undesirable name Swastika was founded in 1908 in Northern Ontario.
After WWII when the government tried to change the name to Winston residents would pull down the new sign names. Ha QC Dont laugh at this festive Quebecois parish. Eastern Ontario place names have some fascinating stories to tell.
Did you know that the region is home to communities named for a Mexican general a line of English royals and the capital of Lithuania. If like me youre fascinated by the origins of place names read on. Uncategorized funny town names in canada.
There are many funny place names in Canada. Flin Flon Optic Lake and Wampum in Manitoba. Hungerford Pain Court and Zigzag in Ontario.
Aachikaayusaakaasich Portage in Quebec Blubber Bay in BC Dead Mans Flats in Alberta Nuttby in Nova Scotia Poodles Corner in PEI. And Snafu Creek in the Yukon Territory. But the two provinces in Canada.
A town is a sub-type of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A town can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality. Ontario has 89 towns that had a cumulative population of 1813458 and an average population of 22316 in the 2016 Census.
Ontarios largest and smallest towns are Oakville and Latchford with populations of 193832 and 313 respectively. Ontario Locator is a directory of past and present place names in Ontario Canada created for genealogists to assist with locating the township county or district needed to research family histories in Ontario.