The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Miramichi" was derived from the Montagnais words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning

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Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in

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by Jacques Cartier in 1535.Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa Miramichi is used in the names of many places, including:

Settlements

Canada

;New Brunswick *

Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi () is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay. The Miramichi Valley is the second longest valley in New Brunswick, after the Saint John Rive ...

, a city in northern New Brunswick **

Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick Nelson-Miramichi is a suburban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to municipal amalgamation on January 1, 1995, Nelson-Miramichi was an incorporated village in Northumberland County and one of the oldest Europea ...

, a dissolved community that was merged into Miramichi in a 1995 municipal amalgamation ;New Brunswick electoral districts *

Miramichi—Grand Lake Miramichi—Grand Lake is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick. Miramichi—Grand Lake was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and has been legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into ef ...

, the current federal electoral district * Miramichi, an earlier federal electoral district in New Brunswick (known as ''Northumberland'' and later as ''Northumberland-Miramichi'') *

Miramichi (provincial electoral district) Miramichi is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries. The district compri ...

* Miramichi-Bay du Vin, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *

Southwest Miramichi Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin (french: Miramichi-Sud-Ouest-Baie-du-Vin) is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created a ...

, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *

Miramichi Centre Miramichi Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific O ...

, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *

Miramichi Bay-Neguac Miramichi Bay-Neguac (french: Baie-de-Miramichi-Neguac) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was formerly known more simply as Miramichi Bay. The riding was created from part of the multi ...

, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick ;Nova Scotia * Miramichi, Nova Scotia, a community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia ;Ontario * Miramichi, a geographical area in

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* Pembroke, Ontario, formerly known as Miramichi, Canada West (ca. 1828-1850)

United States

* Miramichi, a community in Middletown, Connecticut * Miramichi, an historic post office in

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Geographic features

CanadaQuerying Geographical Names of Canada,

;New Brunswick *

Miramichi River The Miramichi River is a river located in the east-central part of New Brunswick, Canada. The river drains into Miramichi Bay in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The name may have been derived from the Montagnais words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning Mi'km ...

Southwest Miramichi River The Southwest Miramichi River is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The river has its origin in Carleton County, at Miramichi Lake in the Miramichi Highlands (a part of the Appalachian Mountains). Its two branches join near the hamlet of Junipe ...

** Northwest Miramichi River **

Little Southwest Miramichi River The Little Southwest Miramichi River is a river in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. In Mi'kmaq it is referred to as "Tooadook". This river has its origins at Gover Lake in the Miramichi Highlands, part of the Appalachian Mountain ...

Miramichi Valley The Miramichi Valley is a Canadian river valley and region in the east-central part of New Brunswick. It extends along both major branches of the Miramichi River and their tributaries, however it is generally agreed that the much larger Southw ...

, a region frequently shortened to simply "Miramichi" *

Miramichi Highlands The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

, a physiographic region of New Brunswick *

Miramichi Lake The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

, a lake lying at the headwaters of the

in York County, New Brunswick *

Miramichi Bay Miramichi Bay is an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Miramichi River. Miramichi Bay is separated into the "inner bay" and the "outer bay", with the division being a line of uni ...

, an estuary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ;Nova Scotia *

Miramichi Brook The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

, a stream in

Inverness County, Nova Scotia Inverness County is an historical county and census division of Nova Scotia, Canada. Local government is provided by the Municipality of the County of Inverness, the town of Port Hawkesbury and the Whycocomagh 2 Waycobah First Nation reserve. ...

;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 * Muskrat River, Ontario (near Pembroke) - formerly known as Miramichi River ;Yukon * Miramichi Glacier

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* Miramichi Lake, a lake in

Osceola County, Michigan Osceola County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 22,891. The county seat is Reed City. History When established by the Michigan Legislature on April 1, 1840, it was named Unwatti ...

* Lake Mirimichi, a reservoir in

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Other places

Miramichi Bridge The Miramichi Bridge is a bridge crossing the Miramichi River in the City of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.Locals call it the "new" Bridge. The Miramichi. bridge is not to be confused with the Centennial Bridge located in Miramichi. It opened ...

, a bridge crossing the Miramichi River at Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada

References

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