Given name & surname · also French
Quebec
“(it) narrows”
Quebec is a surname from French, ultimately from Algonquin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quebec goes back to Algonquin kepék, meaning “(it) narrows.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Quebec comes from French, and ultimately from Algonquin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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