Royal eponyms in Canada

In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French Royal Family, British Royal Family, or present Canadian Royal Family thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk.

Eponymous royalty

King Francis I

King Francis I
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Quebec QC

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I
Colloquially: Good Queen Bess
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC
Nunavut NU
  • Queen Elizabeth Foreland[1]

King Henry IV

King Henry IV
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Nova Scotia NS

Queen Henrietta Maria

Queen Henrietta Maria
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON
  • Cape Henrietta Maria[2]

Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Quebec QC
 

King Louis XIV

King Louis XIV
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Quebec QC

Queen Anne

Queen Anne
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Nova Scotia NS

King Louis XV

King Louis XV
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Nova Scotia NS

Louis, Dauphin of France

Louis, Dauphin of France
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Manitoba MB

King George I

King George I
Other title: Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1698–1714)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Nova Scotia NS

King George II

King George II
Other title: Prince of Wales (1714-1727)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Manitoba MB
Nova Scotia NS

Prince Frederick

Prince Frederick
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

Prince William

Prince William
Other title: The Duke of Cumberland (1726-1765)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Nova Scotia NS

King George III

King George III
Other titles: Prince George (1738-1760)
The Duke of Lancaster (1760-1820)
Elector of Hanover (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1760-1820)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC
New Brunswick NB
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
Prince Edward Island PE

Queen Charlotte*

Queen Charlotte
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC
New Brunswick NB
  • Queen's College
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
Prince Edward Island PE

Prince Frederick

Prince Frederick
Other title: The Duke of York and Albany (1784-1827)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
New Brunswick NB
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
Nunavut NU

Princess Frederica*

Princess Frederica
Other title: The Duchess of York and Albany (1791-1820)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

Prince Edward

Prince Edward
Other title: The Duke of Kent (1799-1820)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
New Brunswick NB
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
Prince Edward Island PE

Prince Adolphus

Prince Adolphus
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

Princess Mary

Princess Mary
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON
  • North Marysburgh

Princess Sophia

Princess Sophia
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

Princess Amelia

Princess Amelia
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON
Nova Scotia NS

King George IV

King George IV
Other title: The Duke of Cornwall (1762–1820)
Royal house: House of Guelph
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
  • King George IV Ecological Reserve
  • King George IV Lake
Ontario ON
  • King George Public School, Guelph
Prince Edward Island PE

Queen Caroline*

Queen Caroline
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

King Leopold I*

King Leopold I
Other title: Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1790–1826)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

King William IV

King William IV
Other titles: Prince William Henry (1765-1830)
The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews (1765-1830)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
New Brunswick NB
Nova Scotia NS
  • Prince Street, Sydney (originally Prince William Henry Street)
Ontario ON
Nunavut NU

Queen Adelaide*

Queen Adelaide
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON
Saskatchewan SK
Nunavut NU

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
Other title: Empress of India (1876-1901)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
  • Empress Street, Winnipeg[10]
  • Jubilee Avenue, Winnipeg[10]
  • Victoria Albert Public School, Winnipeg
New Brunswick NB
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
Prince Edward Island PE
Quebec QC
Saskatchewan SK
Northwest Territories NT
Nunavut NU

Prince Albert*

Prince Albert
Other title: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1857)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
  • Albert Street, Winnipeg [10]
  • Victoria Albert Public School, Winnipeg
New Brunswick NB
Ontario ON
Saskatchewan SK
Nunavut NU

Princess Victoria

Princess Victoria
Other title: Princess Royal (1840-1901)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC
Ontario ON
Nunavut NU

Princess Alice

Princess Alice
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC

Prince Alfred

Prince Alfred
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC

Princess Helena

Princess Helena
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC

Princess Louise

Princess Louise
Full name: Louisa Caroline Alberta
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
  • Princess Street, Winnipeg[10]
  • Louise Street, Winnipeg[10]
New Brunswick NB
Quebec QC

The Duke of Argyll*

The Duke of Argyll
Other title: The Marquess of Lorne (1847-1900)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
  • Lorne Avenue, Winnipeg[10]
  • Argyle Street, Winnipeg[10]
  • Lorne Street, Trenton, Ontario
New Brunswick NB
Nova Scotia NS

Prince Arthur

Prince Arthur
Other title: The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1874-1942)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
New Brunswick NB
Nova Scotia NS
Northwest Territories NT
Ontario ON
  • Connaught Public School, Ottawa
Quebec QC
Saskatchewan SK

Princess Patricia

Princess Patricia
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
Saskatchewan SK

Prince Leopold

Prince Leopold
Other title: The Duke of Albany (1881-1884)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON
Saskatchewan SK

Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice
Full name: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC

The Earl of Athlone*

The Earl of Athlone
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
Manitoba MB
  • Athlone Drive, Winnipeg[20]
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
Ontario ON
  • The Athlone, Ottawa

King Edward VII

King Edward VII
Full name: Albert Edward
Other titles: The Prince of Wales (1841-1901)
The Duke of Rothsay (1841-1901)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
  • King Edward Street, Winnipeg[10]
New Brunswick NB
Nunavut NU
Ontario ON
Nova Scotia NS
  • Point Edward
  • Edwardsville
Prince Edward Island PE
Quebec QC
  • Route Édouard VII, Saint Philippe de Laprairie
Saskatchewan SK

Queen Alexandra*

Queen Alexandra
Other title: Princess Alexandra (1844-1901)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
  • Queen Alexandra Public School, Toronto
Saskatchewan SK

Princess Maud

Princess Maud
Other title: Queen Maud (1905-1938)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Nunavut NU

Princess Louise

Princess Louise
Other title: Princess Royal (1905-1931)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
British Columbia BC

King George V

King George V
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
New Brunswick NB
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
Ontario ON
Quebec QC
Saskatchewan SK
Nunavut NU
  • King George V Mountain

Queen Mary*

Queen Mary
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Ontario ON
  • Queen Mary Street Public School, Ottawa
Quebec QC
Saskatchewan SK

Prince George

Prince George
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

King Edward VIII

King Edward VIII
Other title: The Prince of Wales (1910-1936)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
Ontario ON
Saskatchewan SK
  • Prince of Wales Promenade, Regina

King George VI

King George VI
Other title: The Duke of York (1920–1936)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Ontario ON
Quebec QC
Saskatchewan SK

Queen Elizabeth*

Queen Elizabeth
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
Saskatchewan SK

Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
New Brunswick NB
Nova Scotia NS
  • Princess Margaret Rose Elementary School, Truro
Ontario ON
  • Princess Margaret Boulevard, Toronto
Saskatchewan SK

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II
Other title: Princess Elizabeth (1926–1952)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Canada CA
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
New Brunswick NB
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
  • Queen Elizabeth High School, St. Edward's
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON
Prince Edward Island PE
Quebec QC
Saskatchewan SK
Northwest Territories NT
Nunavut NU

Prince Philip*

Prince Philip
Other title: The Duke of Edinburgh (1947-)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Newfoundland and Labrador NL
Saskatchewan SK
  • Duke of Edinburgh Way, Regina

Prince Charles

Prince Charles
Other title: The Prince of Wales (1958-)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Alberta AB
  • Prince Charles Elementary School, Edmonton
British Columbia BC
New Brunswick NB
Newfoundland and Labrador NL * Prince of Wales Arena, St. John's
Ontario ON
Prince Edward Island PEI
Saskatchewan SK
  • Prince of Wales Drive, Regina
Nunavut NU

Diana, Princess of Wales*

Diana, Princess of Wales
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON
Saskatchewan SK
  • Princess Diana Multi-District Park, Saskatoon

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall*

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Prince Edward Island PEI

Prince William

Prince William
Other title: The Duke of Cambridge (2011-)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

Princess Anne

Princess Anne
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Ontario ON

Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew
Other title: The Duke of York (1986-)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Nova Scotia NS
Ontario ON Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga

Prince Edward

Prince Edward
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Saskatchewan SK

Lady Louise Windsor

Lady Louise Windsor
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Manitoba MB

Viscount Severn

Viscount Severn
Full name: James Alexander Philip Theo
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Manitoba MB

Various

Various
Named for multiple members of the Royal Family
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
Quebec QC

See also

References

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