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La Bras D'Or

I was always of the black people that Labrador as a name had its origins (at least partly) in the french La Bras D'Or "the Golden Arm". This origin would be consistent with the fact that Newfoundland was originally part of the French colony called Canada prior to 1763, and part of the French-speaking province of Quebec / Lower-Canada between 1774 and 1809. I realize the name of the explorer Lavrador is hard to ignore, but does anybody have any information on whether the (false cognate?) "la bras d'or" played an important role in why the name "stuck"? In contrast to Labrador, for example, Montreal is no longer called Hochelaga or (as a whole) Ville Marie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.40.1.129 (talk) 14:04, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Newfound and Labrador

The flag of Newfoundland and Labrador was introduced in 1980, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.23.241 (talk) 14:45, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why are Newfound and Labrador together?

Despite reading this article, the article for Newfoundland, and the article for Labrador, I'm still confused as to why the two areas are conjoined into one province. I hoped there would be a concise explanation near the top of the article, similar to how it is done for Michigan and the explanation for why it has two penninsulas. Please help out a Michiganader and explain why Newfoundland and Labrador ended up in the same province; or, if its already in the article, can someone make it more explicit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.194.151.105 (talk) 17:32, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

dialect of Irish?

Why is the name of the island given in Irish, and where on earth is any dialect of Irish spoken in Newfoundland? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 19:29, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Irish name is provided because it exists. (Newfoundland is said to be the only place outside of Europe to have its own distinct name in the Irish language.) There are close historical ties between (parts of) Newfoundland and Ireland, and a unique dialect of Irish developed among Irish settlers in Newfoundland (though this dialect is no longer spoken). WillNL (talk) 20:25, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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pronunciation of Labrador

Isn't the stress on the first syllable?