Lac-Simon
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from lac (“lake”) and the name Simon. The municipality is named after a lake, which is named in turn after an inhabitant of the area of Iroquois descent, Marie-Louise Cimon.
The reserve is named after a nearby like, named in turn after either Simon Papaté (son of a high chief of the Odawa people) or after the first chief of the reserve.
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Proper noun[edit]
- A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
- A Native American reserve in La Vallée-de-l'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.