Royal eponyms in Canada

In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French Royal Family, British Royal Family, or present Canadian Royal Family thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Eponymous royalty

King Francis I

King Francis I
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
QC

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I
Colloquially: Good Queen Bess
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC
NU
  • Queen Elizabeth Foreland[1]

King Henry IV

King Henry IV
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NS
QC
  • Autoroute Henri-IV

Queen Henrietta Maria

Queen Henrietta Maria
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
  • Cape Henrietta Maria[2]

Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
QC
 

King Louis XIV

King Louis XIV
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
QC

Queen Anne

Queen Anne
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NS

King Louis XV

King Louis XV
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NS
  • Louisbourg

Louis, Dauphin of France

Louis, Dauphin of France
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
MB

King George I

King George I
Other title: Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1698–1714)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NS

King George II

King George II
Other title: Prince of Wales (1714-1727)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
MB
NS

Prince Frederick

Prince Frederick
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

Prince William

Prince William
Other title: The Duke of Cumberland (1726-1765)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NS

King George III

King George III
Other titles: Prince George (1738-1760)
The Duke of Lancaster (1760-1820)
Elector of Hanover (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1760-1820)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC
NB
NL
NS
ON
PE

Queen Charlotte*

Queen Charlotte
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC
NB
  • Queen's College
NL
NS
ON
PE

Prince Frederick

Prince Frederick
Other title: The Duke of York and Albany (1784-1827)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NB
NS
ON
NU

Princess Frederica*

Princess Frederica
Other title: The Duchess of York and Albany (1791-1820)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

Prince Edward

Prince Edward
Other title: The Duke of Kent (1799-1820)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NB
NS
  • Kentville
ON
PE

Prince Adolphus

Prince Adolphus
Other title: The Duke of Sussex (1801-1843)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

Princess Augusta

Princess Augusta
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

Princess Mary

Princess Mary
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
  • North Marysburgh

Princess Sophia

Princess Sophia
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
  • Sophiasburgh

Princess Amelia

Princess Amelia
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
NS

King George IV

King George IV
Other title: The Duke of Cornwall (1762–1820)
Royal house: House of Guelph
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NL
  • King George IV Ecological Reserve
  • King George IV Lake
ON
  • King George Public School, Guelph
PE

Queen Caroline*

Queen Caroline
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

King Leopold I*

King Leopold I
Other title: Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1790–1826)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

King William IV

King William IV
Other titles: Prince William Henry (1765-1830)
The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews (1765-1830)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NB
NS
  • Prince Street, Sydney (originally Prince William Henry Street)
ON
NU

Queen Adelaide*

Queen Adelaide
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
  • Adelaide
SK
NU

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
Other title: Empress of India (1876-1901)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
  • Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts, Edmonton
BC
  • Queen Victoria Annex, Vancouver
MB
  • Lake Victoria[8]
  • Victoria[8]
  • Victoria Beach[8]
  • Empress Street, Winnipeg[10]
  • Jubilee Avenue, Winnipeg[10]
NB
NL
NS
ON
PE
QC
SK
NT
NU

Prince Albert*

Prince Albert
Other title: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1857)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC
  • Albert Head
  • Coburg Peninsula
  • Consort Park, Vancouver[8]
  • Gotha Point
  • Saxe Point
MB
  • Albert Beach
  • Albert Street, Winnipeg [10]
NB
ON
SK
NU

Princess Victoria

Princess Victoria
Other title: Princess Royal (1840-1901)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC
ON
NU

Princess Alice

Princess Alice
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC

Prince Alfred

Prince Alfred
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC

Princess Helena

Princess Helena
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC

Princess Louise

Princess Louise
Full name: Louisa Caroline Alberta
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
MB
  • Princess Street, Winnipeg[10]
  • Louise Street, Winnipeg[10]
NB
QC

The Duke of Argyll*

The Duke of Argyll
Other title: The Marquess of Lorne (1847-1900)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
MB
  • Lorne Avenue, Winnipeg[10]
  • Argyle Street, Winnipeg[10]
  • Lorne Street, Trenton, Ontario
NB
NS

Prince Arthur

Prince Arthur
Other title: The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1874-1942)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
MB
NB
NS
NT
ON
  • Connaught Public School, Ottawa
QC
SK

Princess Patricia

Princess Patricia
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
SK

Prince Leopold

Prince Leopold
Other title: The Duke of Albany (1881-1884)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
SK

Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice
Full name: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC

The Earl of Athlone*

The Earl of Athlone
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
MB
  • Athlone Drive, Winnipeg[20]
NL
  • Athlone
ON
  • The Athlone, Ottawa

King Edward VII

King Edward VII
Full name: Albert Edward
Other titles: The Prince of Wales (1841-1901)
The Duke of Rothsay (1841-1901)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
  • King Edward Avenue, Vancouver
  • Kingsway, Vancouver
  • King Edward Station, Vancouver
MB
  • King Edward Street, Winnipeg[10]
NB
NU
ON
NS
  • Point Edward
  • Edwardsville
PE
QC
  • Route Édouard VII, Saint Philippe de Laprairie
SK

Queen Alexandra*

Queen Alexandra
Other title: Princess Alexandra (1844-1901)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
  • Queen Alexandra Elementary School, Vancouver
NS
ON
  • Queen Alexandra Public School, Toronto
SK

Princess Maud

Princess Maud
Other title: Queen Maud (1905-1938)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NU

Princess Louise

Princess Louise
Other title: Princess Royal (1905-1931)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
BC

King George V

King George V
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
MB
NB
NL
ON
QC
SK
NU
  • King George V Mountain

Queen Mary*

Queen Mary
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
  • Queen Mary Elementary School, Vancouver
ON
QC
SK

Prince George

Prince George
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

King Edward VIII

King Edward VIII
Other title: The Prince of Wales (1910-1936)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
ON
SK
  • Prince of Wales Promenade, Regina

King George VI

King George VI
Other title: The Duke of York (1920–1936)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
ON
QC
SK

Queen Elizabeth*

Queen Elizabeth
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
NL
NS
  • Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax
ON
SK

Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
BC
  • Princess Margaret Secondary School, Surrey
  • Princess Margaret Secondary School, Penticton
MB
NB
NS
  • Princess Margaret Rose Elementary School, Truro
ON
  • Princess Margaret Boulevard, Toronto
  • Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto
SK

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II
Other title: Princess Elizabeth (1926–1952)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edmonton
  • Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium,[34] Edmonton
  • Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grande Prairie
BC
MB
NB
NL
  • Queen Elizabeth High School, St. Edward's
NS
  • Queen Elizabeth Park, Glace Bay
  • Jubilee Elementary School, Sydney Mines
  • Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax
ON
PE
QC
  • Parc Reine Elizabeth II, La Pocatière
  • Place Reine Elizabeth II, Trois-Rivières
SK
NT
NU

Prince Philip*

Prince Philip
Other title: The Duke of Edinburgh (1947-)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NL
SK

Prince Charles

Prince Charles
Other title: The Prince of Wales (1958-)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
AB
  • Prince Charles Elementary School, Edmonton
BC
NB
NL * Prince of Wales Arena, St. John's
ON
PEI
SK
NU

Diana, Princess of Wales*

Diana, Princess of Wales
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
SK
  • Princess Diana Multi-District Park, Saskatoon

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall*

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
PEI

Prince William

Prince William
Other title: The Duke of Cambridge (2011-)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON
  • Prince William Boulevard, Bowmanville
  • Duke of Cambridge Public School, Bowmanville[52]

Princess Anne

Princess Anne
Other title: The Princess Royal (1987-)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
ON

Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew
Other title: The Duke of York (1986-)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
NS
ON Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
  • Prince Andrew Public School, Denfield[56]

Prince Edward

Prince Edward
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
SK
  • Prince Edward Building, Regina

Lady Louise Windsor

Lady Louise Windsor
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
MB

Viscount Severn

Viscount Severn
Full name: James Alexander Philip Theo
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
MB

Various

Various
Named for multiple members of the Royal Family
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
QC
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See also

References

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