Red Deer

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city Alberta (province) Canada (country) the centre of Red Deer County.

Origin

• Translation of Cree ᐘᐢᑲᓲ ᓰᐱᕀ ("elk creek"), mistranslated by British fur traders as "red deer river" after mistaking elk for European red deer. The mistranslated name is used to name the river which served as the namesake for the original settlement.