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Why Is It Called Lake Ontario? The Indigenous Name Behind the Great Lake
Lake Ontario was not named after the Canadian province. Its name is centuries older, with Indigenous Iroquoian roots that have been translated as “great lake,” “beautiful lake,” “sparkling water” and “lake of shining waters.” Here is how Ontario became the name that survived.