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Last Updated 19-Feb-01

Common Wabanaki Names

(many as first or last names)

Agat = Agatha
Agent/Agean = Azo = John/Jean (maybe Azure?) -- Durham Land Grantee
Agnes = O'nias
Alamkassat -- Durham Land Grantee
Angelique = O'zalik
Andre at Odanak - Andre at Wolinak
Anna/Hanna = Anis/O'nis
Annance -- Durham Land Grantee
Anthony = Atoan
Aomi
Apoline
Assagoonet/Assangualette
Augustin
Awasos/Awachouche at Wolinak
Basil = Paslid -- Durham Land Grantee
Bear/Awasos/Awachouche at Wolinak
Benedict/Panadis
Bernard = Pelnal -- Bernard at Wolinak
Bibelimete at Wolinak
Bowman/Obomsawine
Brisebois/Plispwa/Dubois/Wood
Caesar
Cajiais/Kasier
Camp/Kemp
Capino/Pinawans -- Durham Land Grantee
Charlotte = Sallot
Chaugoulain at Wolinak
Chawiwamette at Wolinak
Chiche at Wolinak
Chouaganne
Clarissa = Klalis
Claude/Glode
Congalollett
Constant at Wolinak
D'Augustin
Dana - possibly Denis/Denys
Daniel = Tanial
Dauphinais/Dauphine
David = Tabid
Degonazague
Denis/Dennis
Dubois/Brisebois/Plispwa/Wood
Emet/Emmett = Wasamimet
Etienne
Eunice = O'nis
Frances = Plaswa
Francis/Francois at Wolinak
Gabriel
Gill -- Durham Land Grantee (Romain) -- Durham Land Grantee (Robert) -- Durham Land Grantee (Antoine)
Gregory = Klegual
Henesse/Hannis
Ignace at Odanak - Ignace at Wolinak
Inawonlet
Incon/Inconnue = means 'unknown' in the French language
Jacques = Sac
Janette/Janotte/Jeannot at Wolinak
Jean/John = Azo = Agent/Agean (maybe Azure?) -- Durham Land Grantee
Jerome = Salom
Joachim = Shoasin/Swassin
Joseph = Susep/Susap
Juliet = Soliat
Kanaso/Canachaud
Kangangos
Klalis = Clarissa
Klegual = Gregory
Labroche at Wolinak
Laudiby
Laurent
Lazare/Lazal/Lazalis -- Durham Land Grantee (Lazare 1st) -- Durham Land Grantee (Lazare 2nd)
Lobal = Robert
Louis
Magoua/Marie/Maurai
Madesilass
Mageleas
Magwawahodo/Madahando
Mamanlseois
Mammanduus
Manmanligounante
Manawermit/Mendouwenmitte/Windawarmet
Marguerite = Malgelit
Marie/Magoua/Maurai at Odanak - Marie at Wolinak
Mary = Marey/Marie/Mali/Molly
Masta
Matelok/Metallic
Metzalabanlette at Wolinak
Michel = Missal/Mitchell
Mikweh/Miquois at Wolinak - also found as Squirrel and St. Germain
Monlataque/Mantoch/Monladague
Morice/Morins/Morisseau/Moricett
Mouscouoisseau
Moxcy
Msadoquis/Metzaddoucouche
Nagazoa/Nagajois/Mahigani
Nanatasse
Neptune/Nepton at Wolinak
Noel = Newell
Nolet/Nolette
Nicolas
Obomsawin
O'nias = Agnes
O'nis = Eunice or Anna
Ontarawarmin -- Durham Land Grantee
Osonguenais
Osunkhirhine/Wzokhihlain
Otondosonne -- Durham Land Grantee
O'zalik = Angelique
Pabomnolette
Pagamqais/Pagamcais at Odanak -Paguanquoisat Wolinak
Pagaune
Pakikan/Peghigan -- Durham Land Grantee
Palfornay
Pamaguimet
Parquette
Paslid = Basil
Patte/Pattes at Wolinak
Panadis/Benedict
Paul = Pol/Polis
Peche
Pelnal = Bernard
Perley
Phaan and possibly Phaneuf = Farnworth
Piere/Peter = Pial
Pinawas/Capino -- Durham Land Grantee
Pissonne/Pisenn/Pisoune (Bisson is possible but not documented)
Piwanesay/Piwan
Pktalomogus/Coutalmougouse
Plaswa = Francois
Portneuf/Polnap -- Durham Land Grantee
Registe/Regisse
Robert/Robaire = Lobel
St. Dennis/Sendenis
Sabattis/Sabatis = St. John Baptiste
Sallot = Charlotte
Sanagite
Sasiboite
Squirrel/Mikweh/Miquois/St.Germain
Stanislas
Soc = Jacques
Socalexis/Sacallexis = Jacques Alex
Socabasin = Jacques Basil
Soctomah = Jacques Thomas
Tabid = David
Taksus/Tacshouche
Talaz = Therese
Tanial = Daniel
Tete de Boulle
Thomas at Odanak - Tomas/Tamakwa at Wolinak = Tomas/Toma/Tomer/Tomah/Tamakwa/Tomaquois/Tamesse
Tahamont/Wionitamente = Thompson
Vassal
Vincent at Wolinak
Walambois
Wanlinas/Wollaise -- Durham Land Grantee
Wasamimet/Wassanmimette -- Durham Land Grantee (Romain) -- Durham Land Grantee (Francois Pierre)
Watso/Wasau/Watsaw -- CASE STUDY - Chief Louis Watso
Wawa/Wahawa
Wawanolette/Nolette/Louis
Wawanonkit/Wananguite
Wionitamente/Tahamont = Thompson
Wood/Brisebois/Plispwa/Dubois