Lake Ontario en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From lake + Ontario. From Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). From the Huron name for the lake.
Meanings
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A lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
"Indigenous peoples have long been stewards of Lake Ontario (Niigani-gichigami), and they help ensure the lake’s life-giving resources remain abundant and cared for much like family," the CGLL said. Niigani-gichigami is the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) word for Lake Ontario.
2026 August 25, Max White, “Exploring Lake Ontario's name and history amid Trump threat to rename it 'Lake America'”, in WXYZ-TV, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026:
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otw Niigaanii-gchigami (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · sq Liqeni Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · bn অন্টারিও হ্রদ (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · id Danau Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · be Антарыа (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · moh Kaniatarí:io (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · kn ಆಂಟೇರಿಯೊ ಸರೋವರ (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · de Ontariosee (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · sv Ontariosjön (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · mk Онтарио (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · my အွန်တေးရီးယိုးကန် (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · da Lake Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · eo Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · th ทะเลสาบออนแทรีโอ (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · hy Օնտարիո լիճ (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · uk Онта́ріо (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · nn Ontariosjøen (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · sk Ontário (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ml ഒണ്ടാറിയോ തടാകം (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · fy Ontariomar (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · fi Ontariojärvi (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · af Ontariomeer (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ky Онтарио (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · hi ओण्टारियो झील (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · gl Lago Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · he ימת אונטריו (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ro Lacul Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · pt Lago Ontário (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · sh Језеро Онтарио (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · es Lago Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · otw Gchi-zaaghigan (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · cs Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ms Tasik Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · kk Онтарио (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · hu Ontario-tó (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · mr ऑन्टारियो सरोवर (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · lt Ontarijo ežeras (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ca llac Ontàrio (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · sh Jezero Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · wdt Ontarïio’ (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · fr lac Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · cmn 安大略湖 (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · moh Oniatarí:io (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · vi hồ Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · pa ਓਂਟਾਰੀਓ ਝੀਲ (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · az Ontario gölü (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · nl Ontariomeer (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · yue 安大略湖 (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · pl Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · et Ontario järv (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · sk Ontárijské jazero (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · lo ທະເລສາບອອນແທຣິໂອ (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ta ஒண்டாரியோ ஏரி (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ja オンタリオ湖 (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · tr Ontario Gölü (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · bg Онтарио (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · fa دریاچه انتاریو (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · sl Ontarijsko jezero (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · el Λίμνη Οντάριο (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · cs Ontarijské jezero (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · nb Ontariosjøen (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · uz Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ru Онта́рио (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ka ონტარიოს ტბა (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · br Lenn Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ga Loch Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ar بُحَيْرَة أُونْتَارْيُو (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · cy Llyn Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · lv Ontārio ezers (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · it lago Ontario (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · ko 온타리오호 (lake in North America — see also Ontario) · te ఒంటారియో సరస్సు (lake in North America — see also Ontario)