Places in Grenada with french names

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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)