Miramichi 660234 225500764 2008-07-14T00:53:29Z Lesfreck 998511 Last revision significantly changed the meaning, and didn't accurately reflect the way the word is actually used. The name '''Miramichi''' was first applied to places in [[Northumberland County, New Brunswick|Northumberland County]] in northeastern [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]], but has since been transferred to distant places in both [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. The name may have been derived from the [[Montagnais]] words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning [[Mi'kmaq|MicMac]] Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in [[European languages]] by [[Jacques Cartier]] in 1535. Many other interpretations have, however, been suggested. Miramichi may refer to: ==Places in [[Canada]]== ===Places in [[New Brunswick]]=== *"The Miramichi", a geographic region in [[New Brunswick]], comprising [[Miramichi Bay]], and all the lands draining to the Bay. *City of [[Miramichi, New Brunswick]], the largest city in northern [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]. **[[Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick]], a community which merged with the city in 1995 *[[Miramichi Bay]], an [[estuary]] located on the west coast of the [[Gulf of St. Lawrence]] at the mouth of the Miramichi River *Miramichi Highlands, a physiographic region of [[New Brunswick]] *Miramichi Lake, a lake lying at the headwaters of the [[Southwest Miramichi River]] in [[York County, New Brunswick]] *[[Miramichi River]], a Canadian river located in the east-central part of [[New Brunswick]] **[[Southwest Miramichi River]], one of its tributaries **[[Northwest Miramichi River]], another tributary with origins near [[Big Bald Mountain (New Brunswick)|Big Bald Mountain]] in the Miramichi Highlands **[[Little Southwest Miramichi River]], which flows between the other two tributaries *[[Miramichi Valley]], a Canadian river valley located in the east-central part of New Brunswick *[[Miramichi (electoral district)]], was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick (known as ''Northumberland'' and later as ''Northumberland-Miramichi'') *[[Miramichi-Bay du Vin]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *[[Southwest Miramichi]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *[[Miramichi Centre]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *[[Miramichi Bay-Neguac]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick ===Places in [[Nova Scotia]]=== * Miramichi, an unincorporated area in [[Inverness County, Nova Scotia]] * Miramichi Brook, a stream in [[Inverness County, Nova Scotia]] ===Places in [[Ontario]]=== * Miramichi, a geographical area in Sudbury District, Ontario * Miramichi Bay, a bay in Bruce County, Ontario * Miramichi Island, an island in Muskoka District, Ontario * Miramichi Island, an island in Parry Sound District, Ontario * Pembroke, Ontario (formerly called Miramichi) ===Places in [[Yukon]]=== * Miramichi Glacier, a glacier ==Places in [[United States]]== * Miramichi, a community in Middlesex Co., [[Connecticut]] * Miramichi Lake, a lake in Osceola Co., [[Michigan]] * Miramichi Post Office, historically a post office in Hamilton Co., [[Nebraska]] * Lake Mirimichi, a reservoir in Norfolk Co., [[Massachusetts]] ==Other== *Miramichi, the form of English spoken in the [[Miramichi Valley]] *Miramichi, the first ship constructed by [[William Davidson (lumberman)]] *[[Miramichi Bridge]] *{{warship|HMCS|Miramichi}}, the name of three commissioned Canadian naval units. ==References== * Querying Geographical Names of Canada, http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php * Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa * U.S. Board on Geographic Names, http://geonames.usgs.gov/ {{disambig}} [[Category:Northumberland County, New Brunswick]] [[fr:Miramichi]]