Comment on Lake Ontario ("Lake America")Comments−fallingfrog10dPretty sure lake Ontario was named after the native people who lived on its shores, not after the Canadian province. I suppose, lake Michigan and lake Huron are the same. Perhaps we can name them all lake America.−astura10dIt comes from a Iroquoian word meaning "great lake."And yeah, the name predates the Canadian province.−layer810dThe United Lakes of America−jmclnx10dActually for "lake Michigan and lake Huron" I am pushing for Canada to rename it to: "Greater Lake of Obama Nobel Prize" :)
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Pretty sure lake Ontario was named after the native people who lived on its shores, not after the Canadian province. I suppose, lake Michigan and lake Huron are the same. Perhaps we can name them all lake America.
It comes from a Iroquoian word meaning "great lake."
And yeah, the name predates the Canadian province.
The United Lakes of America
Actually for "lake Michigan and lake Huron" I am pushing for Canada to rename it to: "Greater Lake of Obama Nobel Prize" :)