Malcolm don't be puzzled over the spelling. The Indians didn't have a written language so the immigrants spelled it the way it sounded to them-hence quite a bit of variation in spellings of native words. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "carrma" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 4:03 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] Origin of the name Canada > Hi, thanks to Linda, Don & Allen for their quick responses. But now I am puzzled over the two spellings quoted for Huron-Iriquois word for a village - in Linda's & Don's emails it is 'kanata', but in Allen's it is 'kanta'?? > > Kind regards, > > Malcolm Carr (Christchurch, New Zealand) > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Check the list's archives out at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html > >
The spelling of Canada, its variants could, as john suggested be the result of First Nations (India was the place the Europeans were looking for ;) Peoples or as is generally noted by those who have attempted to decipher transcriptions placed on the idiosyncracies as well as errors made by the scribes. Genealogical Researcher Dennice Goudie researching: Brûlè, Poirier, McFadden, Stephens, Michelsen, French, Brooks, Brown, Goudie, Vautrin pioneer families of British Columbia and their 'country wives' http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/index.html Most Recent Family Tree database online (10,000+ individuals) http://www.gencircles.com/users/goudie_d/1 http://www.gencircles.com/users/goudie_d/2/ << Fotheringhame - V7 - 669 Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john burns" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 5:40 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-BC] Origin of the name Canada : Malcolm don't be puzzled over the spelling. The Indians didn't have a : written language so the immigrants spelled it the way it sounded to : them-hence quite a bit of variation in spellings of native words. : John : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "carrma" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 4:03 PM : Subject: [CAN-BC] Origin of the name Canada : : : > Hi, thanks to Linda, Don & Allen for their quick responses. But now I am : puzzled over the two spellings quoted for Huron-Iriquois word for a : village - in Linda's & Don's emails it is 'kanata', but in Allen's it is : 'kanta'?? : > : > Kind regards, : > : > Malcolm Carr (Christchurch, New Zealand) : > : > : > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== : > Check the list's archives out at : > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html : > : > : : : : ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== : Visit the British Columbia Gen Web page at : http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/ : : : : -- : No virus found in this incoming message. : Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. : Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 22/12/2004 : : -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 22/12/2004