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Shawbridge

name

Etymology

Shaw + bridge. From Shaw Bridge. Named after Canadian farmer William Shaw, a local settler whose farm was linked to the local community via his bridge over the Rivière du Nord river, latterly known as the Shaw Bridge; his farm becoming the start of the Shawbridge community.

  1. derived from steg
  2. derived from brycġian
  3. derived from briggen
  4. derived from *bʰerw-✻
  5. derived from *brugjō✻
  6. inherited from brycġ
  7. inherited from brigge
  8. compounded as shawbridge — “Shaw + bridge”

Definitions

  1. A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada

    A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost

  2. Former name of Prévost

    Former name of Prévost: A municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada; composed of Old Shawbridge and Old Prevost.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA