Abegweit may refer to: Abegweit, the name used by the Mi'kmaq Nation to refer to Prince Edward Island, Canada. This is often translated as "Cradled on the Waves" Abegweit First Nation, a Mi'kmaq First Nation community in Prince Edward Island MV Abegweit (1947) - the name of an icebreaking ferry which operated across the Northumberland Strait between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick MV Abegweit (1982) - the name of an icebreaking ferry which operated across the Northumberland Strait between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick Abegweit Passage, the narrowest part of the Northumberland Strait