Antigonish

Meaning

Proper Noun

• town Nova Scotia (province) Canada (country), known for the St. Francis Xavier University and the largest Highland Games outside of Scotland.

Origin

• From Mi'kmaq, "the place where the tree branches are torn off by bears gathering beechnuts". Earlier spellings of the name (ca. 1600-1700) include "Artigounesche" and "Antigoniche".