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== French name Meaning == | == French name Meaning == | ||
* Grand anse | * Grand anse.......................................................... Big bay | ||
* '''L'Anse Aux Épines | * '''L'Anse Aux Épines............................................ Bay of thorns''' | ||
* Morne Rouge | * Morne Rouge........................................................ Red hill | ||
* Beausejour | * Beausejour........................................................... Beautiful view | ||
* Frequente | * Frequente............................................................ Frequented | ||
* Grand mal | * Grand mal........................................................... Big evil | ||
* La Mode | * La Mode............................................................... Fashion | ||
* Mardi | * Mardi Gras........................................................... Fat Tuesday | ||
* Mont tout | * Mont tout.............................................................. All mountain | ||
* Apretout | * Apretout................................................................. After all | ||
* Anse la Roche ( Carriacou) | * Anse la Roche ( Carriacou) ................................. Rock bay | ||
* Beaulieu | * Beaulieu............................................................... Beautiful place | ||
* Belle isles | * Belle isles.............................................................. Beautiful island | ||
* Belmont | * Belmont ............................................................... Beautiful mount | ||
* Bonaire | * Bonaire ............................................................... Good air | ||
* Celeste | * Celeste................................................................. Celestial | ||
* Corbeau | * Corbeau .............................................................. Raven | ||
* Crochu | * Crochu.................................................................. Hooked, crooked | ||
* Duquesne | * Duquesne............................................................. "from the Oak" | ||
* Durmont | * Durmont............................................................... Hard mountain | ||
* | * Fontain Bleu falls.................................................. After the town of Fontainebleau, south of Paris | ||
* Gouyave | * Gouyave............................................................... Guava | ||
* Grand Bras | * Grand Bras........................................................... Long arms | ||
* Grand Roy | * Grand Roy............................................................ Great king | ||
* Gros Point | * Gros Point........................................................... Big point | ||
* La Baye | * La Baye............................................................... The bay | ||
* la Filette | * la Filette............................................................... The little girl | ||
* La Fortune | * La Fortune........................................................... Fortune | ||
* La Mode | * La Mode.............................................................. Fashion | ||
* La Poterie | * La Poterie............................................................ The potter's | ||
* La Sagesse bay | * La Sagesse bay.................................................. Wisdom bay | ||
* La Tante | * La Tante.............................................................. The aunt | ||
* La Borie | * La Borie.............................................................. An old shepherd hut | ||
* Marigot | * Marigot.............................................................. The swamp | ||
* Marquis | * Marquis............................................................ Marquee | ||
* Mirabeau | * Mirabeau......................................................... A place where you have a large view | ||
* Mon Plaisir | * Mon Plaisir....................................................... My pleasure | ||
* Montreuil | * Montreuil.......................................................... Numerous placenames in France | ||
Morne | * Morne Delice..................................................... Delightful mountain | ||
Morne Docteur | * Morne Docteur....................................................Doctor mount | ||
Morne Fendue | * Morne Fendue.................................................. Cracked mountain | ||
Morne jaloux | * Morne jaloux......................................................Jealous mountain | ||
Morne Longue | * Morne Longue................................................... Long mountain | ||
Morne rouge | * Morne rouge......................................................Red mountain | ||
Morne Tranquille | * Morne Tranquille.............................................. Quiet mountain | ||
* Nonpareil......................................................... Without equal | |||
* Palmiste............................................................ Palm tree | |||
* Perdmontemps................................................. Wastes my time | |||
* Petite Anse.........................................................Small bay | |||
* Petite Martinique............................................... Little Martinique (from the name of the large French island in the Caribbean) | |||
* Petit Saint Hilaire( Carriacou)............................ Little Saint Hilaire (a place name existing as very numerous villages in France) | |||
* Pomme rose......................................................Pink apple | |||
* Ravine...............................................................Gulch, gully | |||
* Requin Bay.........................................................Shark bay | |||
* Saint Cloud........................................................ (French town near Paris) | |||
* Salines.............................................................. Salt pans, salt fields | |||
* Sans Souci........................................................ Without trouble | |||
* Sauteurs........................................................... Jumpers | |||
* Soubise............................................................ under winter's winds | |||
* Vendome.......................................................... (from the French town Vendôme) | |||
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