Where does “Ottawa-Gatineau” come from?

Ottawa-Gatineau (English) comes from English Ottawa, from Ojibwe odaawaa — traders.

Ottawa-Gatineau (English): The biprovincial metropolitan region containing Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec in Canada

Definitions

  1. The biprovincial metropolitan region containing Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec in Canada

Ancestry of “Ottawa-Gatineau”, step by step

Ottawa-Gatineau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ottawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOttawaA member of the Ottawa people
2Ojibweodaawaatraders

via English Gatineau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGatineau—
2FrenchGatineau—
Every word from Ojibwe odaawaa →Every word from English Ottawa →