The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canad ...

, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Miramichi" was derived from the Montagnais words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nor ...

Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in

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Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier ( , also , , ; br, Jakez Karter; 31 December 14911 September 1557) was a French- Breton maritime explorer for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of ...

in 1535.Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa Miramichi is used in the names of many places, including:

Settlements

Canada

;New Brunswick *

Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi () is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay. The Miramichi Valley is the second longest valley in New Brunswick, after the Saint John Ri ...

, a city in northern New Brunswick **

Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick Nelson-Miramichi is a suburban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to municipal amalgamation on January 1, 1995, Nelson-Miramichi was an incorporated village in Northumberland County and one of the oldest Europea ...

, a dissolved community that was merged into Miramichi in a 1995 municipal amalgamation ;New Brunswick electoral districts * Miramichi—Grand Lake, the current federal electoral district *

Miramichi The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

, an earlier federal electoral district in New Brunswick (known as ''Northumberland'' and later as ''Northumberland-Miramichi'') * Miramichi (provincial electoral district) *

Miramichi-Bay du Vin Miramichi-Bay du Vin (french: Miramichi-Baie-du-Vin) was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from ...

, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick * Southwest Miramichi, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick * Miramichi Centre, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick * Miramichi Bay-Neguac, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick ;Nova Scotia *

Miramichi, Nova Scotia The Municipality of the County of Inverness is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 17,000 residents of the historical county of the same name, except for the incorporated tow ...

, a community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia ;Ontario * Miramichi, a geographical area in

Sudbury District, Ontario The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District. The overwhelming majority of the district (about 92%) is ...

Pembroke, Ontario Pembroke is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. Pembroke is the location of the administrative headquarters of Renfrew County, though the city itself is pol ...

, formerly known as Miramichi, Canada West (ca. 1828-1850)

United States

* Miramichi, a community in

Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, it is south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated by English settlers as a town under it ...

* Miramichi, an historic post office in

Hamilton County, Nebraska Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,429. Its county seat is Aurora. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in the new U ...

Geographic features

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;New Brunswick * Miramichi River ** Southwest Miramichi River **

Northwest Miramichi River The Northwest Miramichi River or Elmunokun is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The Mi'kmaq referred to the river as Elmunokun, possibly meaning "a beaver hole" in reference to a deep pool in the river, just below the mouth of the Big Sevogle R ...

** Little Southwest Miramichi River * Miramichi Valley, a region frequently shortened to simply "Miramichi" * Miramichi Highlands, a physiographic region of New Brunswick * Miramichi Lake, a lake lying at the headwaters of the Southwest Miramichi River in

York County, New Brunswick York County (2016 population 99,411) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by ...

* Miramichi Bay, an estuary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ;Nova Scotia * Miramichi Brook, a stream in

Inverness County, Nova Scotia Inverness County is an historical county and census division of Nova Scotia, Canada. Local government is provided by the Municipality of the County of Inverness, the town of Port Hawkesbury and the Whycocomagh 2 Waycobah First Nation reserve ...

;Ontario * Miramichi Bay, a bay in Bruce County, Ontario * Miramichi Island, an island in Muskoka District, Ontario * Miramichi Island, an island in Parry Sound District, Ontario * Muskrat River, Ontario (near Pembroke) - formerly known as Miramichi River ;Yukon * Miramichi Glacier

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* Miramichi Lake, a lake in

Osceola County, Michigan Osceola County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 22,891. The county seat is Reed City. History When established by the Michigan Legislature on April 1, 1840, it was named Unwat ...

* Lake Mirimichi, a reservoir in

Norfolk County, Massachusetts Norfolk County is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. It is the fourth most populous county in the United States whose county seat is neither a city nor a bo ...

Other places

* Miramichi Bridge, a bridge crossing the Miramichi River at Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada

References

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