What does Quebec mean?

Answer 1

The name "Quebec", which comes from the Algonquin word kepék meaning "(it) narrows", originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. Early variations in the spelling of the name included Québecq (Levasseur, 1601) and Kébec (Lescarbot 1609). French explorer Samuel de Champlain chose the name Québec in 1608 for the colonial outpost he would use as the administrative seat for the French colony of New France. From Wikipedia

Answer 2

The name Québec come from the work Képek, wich is the Algonquin word for narrow. It was a reference a part of the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City where it become narrow.

Answer 3

The meaning of Quebec is a place where the river narrows.

Answer 4

Quebec is a word in the Algonquin aboriginal language meaning "where the river narrows". The city of Quebec is truly located where the st-Laurence river becomes narrow.