Ming's Bight

/ˈmɪŋz ˈbaɪt/

proper noun

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

OriginFrench Baie des Pins →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin

  1. FrenchBaie des Pins
  2. EnglishMing's Bight

Likely derived from a corruption of the name of the French village of Saint-Méen. Less likely etymologies include a derivation from French Baie des Pins (derived in turn from baie (“bay”) and pin (“pine tree”)) or from the archaic verb ming (“mix”). See also Harbour Main.

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Ming's Bight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ming's%20Bight

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“Ming's Bight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ming's%20Bight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ming's Bight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ming's%20Bight.

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