<P> The name Canada is now generally accepted as originating from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata or canada , meaning `` village '' or `` settlement '' . Related translations include `` land '' or `` town '' , with subsequent terminologies meaning `` cluster of dwellings '' or `` collection of huts '' . This explanation is historically documented in Jacques Cartier 's Bref récit et succincte narration de la navigation faite en MDXXXV et MDXXXVI . </P>
<P> The name Canada is now generally accepted as originating from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata or canada , meaning `` village '' or `` settlement '' . Related translations include `` land '' or `` town '' , with subsequent terminologies meaning `` cluster of dwellings '' or `` collection of huts '' . This explanation is historically documented in Jacques Cartier 's Bref récit et succincte narration de la navigation faite en MDXXXV et MDXXXVI . </P>
who gave the word canadian its modern meaning
who gave the word canadian its modern meaning
St. Lawrence Iroquoian
St. Lawrence Iroquoian