Places in Grenada with french names
French name Meaning[edit | edit source]
- Grand anse.......................................................... Big bay
- L'Anse Aux Épines............................................ Bay of thorns
- Morne Rouge........................................................ Red hill
- Beausejour........................................................... Beautiful view
- Frequente............................................................ Frequented
- Grand mal........................................................... Big evil
- La Mode............................................................... Fashion
- Mardi Gras........................................................... Fat Tuesday
- Mont tout.............................................................. All mountain
- Apretout................................................................. After all
- Anse la Roche ( Carriacou) ................................. Rock bay
- Beaulieu............................................................... Beautiful place
- Belle isles.............................................................. Beautiful island
- Belmont ............................................................... Beautiful mount
- Bonaire ............................................................... Good air
- Celeste................................................................. Celestial
- Corbeau .............................................................. Raven
- Crochu.................................................................. Hooked, crooked
- Duquesne............................................................. "from the Oak"
- Durmont............................................................... Hard mountain
- Fontain Bleu falls.................................................. After the town of Fontainebleau, south of Paris
- Gouyave............................................................... Guava
- Grand Bras........................................................... Long arms
- Grand Roy............................................................ Great king
- Gros Point........................................................... Big point
- La Baye............................................................... The bay
- la Filette............................................................... The little girl
- La Fortune........................................................... Fortune
- La Mode.............................................................. Fashion
- La Poterie............................................................ The potter's
- La Sagesse bay.................................................. Wisdom bay
- La Tante.............................................................. The aunt
- La Borie.............................................................. An old shepherd hut
- Marigot.............................................................. The swamp
- Marquis............................................................ Marquee
- Mirabeau......................................................... A place where you have a large view
- Mon Plaisir....................................................... My pleasure
- Montreuil.......................................................... Numerous placenames in France
- Morne Delice..................................................... Delightful mountain
- Morne Docteur....................................................Doctor mount
- Morne Fendue.................................................. Cracked mountain
- Morne jaloux......................................................Jealous mountain
- Morne Longue................................................... Long mountain
- Morne rouge......................................................Red mountain
- 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)