Canso

Meaning

Proper Noun

• town county, Guysborough Nova Scotia (province) Canada (country)
• ; cape county, Guysborough Nova Scotia (province) Canada (country)
• ; strait Nova Scotia (province) Canada (country) between the mainland and Cape Breton Island
• ; islets continent, Antarctica near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
• ; crater planet, Mars; named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada

Origin

• From French Canseau,
• from Mi'kmaq Kamsok, a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.