Etymology

Lake Champlain

Today it means: A north–south running lake surrounded by the Champlain Valley, in upstate New York, Vermont and southern Quebec, spanning the United States and Canada, mostly lying within the U.S.; separating the Adirondacks from the Green Mountains and Appalachians. Full definition →

French Champlain
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The story

  1. French · derived fromChamplain
  2. English todayLake Champlain

From lake + Champlain (“Samuel de Champlain”). Named after Samuel de Champlain, French explorer. From French Champlain.

Words from the same roots

FrenchChamplain all →

ChamplainChamplain Valley

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.