New Guy from Oshawa

[Verno]

Greetings all. New guy from Oshawa Canada. Just getting started so I'm sure I will be doing a ton of reading

 

[JMcQ]

Welcome from FL, USA

 

[redglow]

Welcome aboard from Detroit!

 

[Downeaster]

Welcome from Maine!

 

[peregrinus]

Oshawa Canada

Hello and welcome from Seattle, Washington USA.
I am guessing “Oshawa“ is neither French nor English but perhaps First Nations; any idea of the meaning or origin?

 

[cshubhra]

Welcome!!!

 

[trubka2]

Welcome to the forum from down south in Wisconsin!

 

[Verno]

Hello and welcome from Seattle, Washington USA.
I am guessing “Oshawa“ is neither French nor English but perhaps First Nations; any idea of the meaning or origin?

I figured you were right and that it was Native, but had to look it up. Apparently it means "the crossing place" in Ojibwa. Though I'm not sure what crosses here. We are on Lake Ontario but there are no big rivers or anything here that cross each other.

 

[diamondback]

A hearty welcome from Tennessee!

 

[hauntedmyst]

Welcome from Chicago!

 

[trouttimes]

Welcome from the Colorado high country.

 

[olkofri]

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome from Central California.

 

[hobie1dog]

Welcome to the forum from NC

 

[Pipe-Hound]

Welcome Verno from Spokane WA!

 

[derhammer]

Welcome aboard

 

[rogers]

Howdy!

 

[peregrinus]

...."the crossing place" in Ojibwa. Though I'm not sure what crosses here. We are on Lake Ontario but there are no big rivers or anything here that cross each other.

Times and places change, it could have been where 2 foot paths crossed.
Thank you for this, I find this stuff interesting.
Seattle was named after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. I can’t explain how the settlers got “Seattle” from his name, but that’s the story.

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

Welcome from East Tennessee

 

[Elric]

Welcome aboard from Florida! What are you smoking?