Newfoundland Boy
Newfoundland Boy is about the Canadian province of Newfoundland. There's a new episode every Saturday, available (with transcripts) wherever you get podcasts. Logo art: Untitled painting by Wayne Jones ››› Music: "Spirit Blossom" by RomanBelov, via Pixabay ››› © 2025 by Wayne Jones
Newfoundland Boy
Where Ya At? A Chat about Newfoundland Place Names
Alicia and I talk about quirky names, names with interesting origins, and names that are not pronounced like they're spelled
SOURCES
“Browse Images by Location,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/image-browser/location
Ainsley Hawthorn, “From Dildo to Witless Bay: Where Did N.L. Get Its Unusual Place Names?,” Academia.edu, 2019, https://www.academia.edu/40234482/From_Dildo_to_Witless_Bay_Where_did_N_L_get_its_unusual_place_names
Jennifer Leigh Hill, Uncovering the Origins of 1,001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021
Dale Jarvis, Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador, Flanker Press, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador Ruralroutes, 2025, https://nl.ruralroutes.com/index.cfm
Statistics Canada, “Census Profile, 2016 Census: Newfoundland and Labrador,” https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=10&Letter=A&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=&Code1=&Geo2=&Code2=&type=0
“Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador, Wikipedia, 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Towns_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
“What’s in a Name?,” Downhome, 2022, https://downhomelife.com/whats-in-a-name/
