Where Ya At? A Chat about Newfoundland Place Names

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Newfoundland Boy

Wayne Jones

61 episodes

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Where Ya At? A Chat about Newfoundland Place Names

Newfoundland Boy

30 minutes

4 months ago

Where Ya At? A Chat about Newfoundland Place Names

Alicia and I talk about quirky names, names with interesting origins, and names that are not pronounced like they're spelled SOURCES “Browse Images by Location,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/image-browser/location Ainsley Hawthorn, “From Dildo to Witless Bay: Where Did N.L. Get Its Unusual Place Names?,” Academia.edu, 2019, https://www.academia.edu/40234482/From_Dildo_to_Witless_Bay_Where_did_N_L_get_its_unusual_place_names Jennifer Leigh Hill, Uncove...