The story
A corruption of mun-an-ook or man-an-ook, meaning "island place" or "the island", from the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy-Penobscot First Nations. The parish is named after the island.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grand Manan
Grand Ma·nanToday it means: A Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, part of the province of New Brunswick. Full definition →