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Lac-Simon
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French
Etymology
Derived from fr lac lake and the name fr Simon. The municipality is named after a lake, which is named in turn after an inhabitant of the area of Iroquois descent, Marie-Louise Cimon.
The reserve is named after a nearby like, named in turn after either Simon Papaté (son of a high chief of the Odawa people) or after the first chief of the reserve.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Lac-Simon.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
fr Lac-Simon
fr ɔ̃ 3
Proper noun
m
fr municipality rcm/Papineau r/Outaouais p/Quebec c/Canada
fr Native American reserve rcm/La Vallée-de-l'Or r/Abitibi-Témiscamingue p/Quebec c/Canada
Derived terms
fr Simonet, fr Simonette
fr eponyms