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Derived from a corruption of the Mi'kmaq toponym Esiktaweak, translated as "whimpering and whining as it goes" (referring to the Stewiacke River).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Derived from a corruption of the Mi'kmaq toponym Esiktaweak, translated as "whimpering and whining as it goes" (referring to the Stewiacke River).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.