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

New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...

, 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 The Innu/Ilnu ('man, person'), formerly called Montagnais (French for 'mountain people'; ), are the Indigenous Canadians who inhabit northeastern Labrador in present-day Newfoundland and Labrador and some portions of Quebec. They refer to t ...

words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Mi'kmaw'' or ''Mi'gmaw''; ; , and formerly Micmac) are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Bru ...

Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in

European languages There are over 250 languages indigenous to Europe, and most belong to the Indo-European language family. Out of a total European population of 744 million as of 2018, some 94% are native speakers of an Indo-European language. The three larges ...

Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier (; 31 December 14911 September 1557) was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was the first Europeans, European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, wh ...

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

Source: ;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 River ...

, 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 Europ ...

, 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 that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867 under various names. History The riding started out as Northumberland (later known as Northumberland ...

, the current federal electoral district *

Miramichi 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 ...

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

Miramichi (provincial electoral district) Miramichi was 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 Miramichi-Bay du Vin () was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories exte ...

, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *

Southwest Miramichi Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin () was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created as Southwest Miramichi in 1973, by which name it was known until 2014, and was largely unchanged in the ...

, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick * Miramichi Centre, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick *

Miramichi Bay-Neguac Miramichi Bay-Neguac () is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was formerly known more simply as Miramichi Bay. The riding w ...

, 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

Sudbury District, Ontario The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District. In 1973, the Regional Municipality of Sudbury was cre ...

Pembroke, Ontario Pembroke ( ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario at the confluence of the Muskrat River (Ontario), Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley, northwest of Ottawa. Though containing the administrative headquarters of Renfre ...

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

United States

Source: * Miramichi, a community in

Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles (25.749504 km) south of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. Middletown is the largest city in the L ...

* Miramichi, an historic post office in

Hamilton County, Nebraska Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,429. Its county seat is Aurora. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in the new Unit ...

Geographic features

Canada

Source:Querying 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 Junip ...

Northwest Miramichi River The Northwest Miramichi River or Elmunokun is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The Mi'kmaq people, Mi'kmaq referred to the river as Elmunokun, possibly meaning "a beaver hole" in reference to a deep pool in the river, just below the mouth of the ...

Little Southwest Miramichi River The Little Southwest Miramichi River is a river in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. In Mi'kmaq language, Mi'kmaq it is referred to as "Tooadook". Geography This river has its origins at Gov ...

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

York County, New Brunswick York County (2021 population 105,261) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by ...

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 unin ...

, 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 located on Cape Breton Island. Local government is provided by the Municipality of the County of Inverness, the town of Port Hawkesbury and the Whycocomagh 2 ...

;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

United States

Source:U.S. Board on Geographic Names, http://geonames.usgs.gov/ * 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 name ...

* Lake Mirimichi, a reservoir in

Norfolk County, Massachusetts Norfolk County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was around 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. The county was named after the English county of the same name. Two towns, Cohasset and B ...

Other places

Miramichi Bridge The Miramichi Bridge is a steel girder bridge crossing the Miramichi River in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. The bridge carries two lanes of highway traffic between Newcastle on the north bank and Chatham Head on the south bank. It opened t ...

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

References

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