Tag: What is the indigenous name for Edmonton?
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Where did the name Edmonton come from?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Naming Edmonton elaborates further: “The name “Edmonton” is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Christian name Eadhelm and ‘tun’ or ‘ton,’ which means a ‘field’ or ‘enclosure. ‘ ” So, “Edmonton” refers to a person named Eadhelm who owned a particular plot…