æz sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚ njˈuːfəndlɐnd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz hæd sˈɪmɪlɚ nˈeɪmz, ænd ɪn lˈaɪt ʌvðə nəsˈɛsɪɾiz ʌvðə pˈoʊstəl sˈɜːvɪs, ðə njˈuːfəndlɐnd nəmˈɛŋklətʃɚ bˈoːɹd, ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, mˌeɪd ˈɛfɚts tə ɹᵻdˈuːs dˌuːplɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv plˈeɪs nˈeɪmz.
As several other Newfoundland communities had similar names, and in light of the necessities of the postal service, the Newfoundland Nomenclature Board, in the early 20th century, made efforts to reduce duplication of place names.