List of Scottish place names in Canada


This is a list of placenames in Scotland that have been applied to parts of Canada by Scottish emigrants or :Category:Scottish explorers|explorers.
For Nova Scotian names in Scottish Gaelic see Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada
Note that, unless otherwise stated, province names are not Scottish.

[Alberta]

Rural municipalities:
Glenlevit
Glencoe
Dundee
Caledonia Mountain, New Brunswick

[Newfoundland and Labrador]

The Northwest Territories also contain three places with Scottish surnames: Fort Simpson, Fort McPherson and Rae.
"Nova Scotia" is Latin for New Scotland. Nova Scotia's Gaelic name is Alba Nuadh, which also literally means "New Scotland".
The town of Coronach was originally named after a horse; however, the original meaning of coronach is a Gaelic lament.

[Yukon]