Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

proper noun

A parish municipality of Témiscouata regional county municipality, Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A parish municipality of Témiscouata regional county municipality, Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada.

Origin

From French. * Named after either Louis Marquis (one of the first colonists of the region), Louis-Antoine Proulx (vicar of Rivière-du-Loup), or Louis-Nicolas Bernier (an abbot). * Ha! Ha!, from ha-ha (“obstacle which suddenly interrupts a path”), is said by the Commission de toponymie to refer to nearby Lake Témiscouata.

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Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint-Louis-du-Ha%21%20Ha%21

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint-Louis-du-Ha%21%20Ha%21.

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