Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A small parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, founded in the 1800s.

Origin

  • From French. The Louis mentioned in the name may be Louis Marquis (one of the first colonists of the region), Louis-Antoine Proulx (vicar of Rivière-du-Loup), or Louis-Nicolas Bernier (an abbot). Ha! Ha! (see ha-ha) is said by the Commission de toponymie to refer to nearby Lake Témiscouata.

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