What is the origin of the name of Canada?
Name of Canada
The name of Canada has been in use since the founding of the French colony of Canada in the 16th century. The name originates from a Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata (or canada) for "settlement", "village", or "land". It is pronounced /ˈkænədə/ in English and [kanadɑ] in standard Quebec French.[1] In Inuktitut, one of the official languages of the territory of Nunavut, the First Nations word (pronounced [kanata]) is used, with the Inuktitut syllabics ᑲᓇᑕ.
Groff family
Originating in Bäretswil, Switzerland, the Groff family (also Grove), originally spelled Graff, became during the early eighteenth century one of the founding families of both the United States and what was later to become Canada.