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Oak Point.—(Kings).   No  doubt descriptive and probably translated frdm the
French.    CJn Monckton, 1758,  Point au Chaines (doubtless for  Chines =
Oaks).   In Maliseet Kwes-ow-ee^am-kee^'Uk = gravel beach point; also pos¬
sibly Psam-ee-ow-kee-ak.   The C. dosque of De Meulles, 1686, is probably not
this   but  near   Little River, Kings (which   see).    In seigniorial grant of
1696 to Sieur des Goutins as Point aux Chesnes.
Oak Point.—(Northumberland).   Probably descriptive.   On Micheau, 1785.
Oanwells, Isle.—On the Peachey  and  other following maps applied to the
island at the mouth of Sullivan's Creek, called on Foulis, 1826, Fall Id.
Origin unknown,
Odell Brook.—In Maliseet Ho^-del; possibly this is but their pronunciation of the
English name, which may have a different origin. On Lockwood, 1826. Otell,
Odellach.—Connected with Odell, though how ?   In Maliseet, Ho-del-sis, little

Ho-del.
Ohio Settlement.—Origin locally unknown.   On plan of 1873.
Old French Fort—(Queens).    Origin uncertain (see Nid d'Aigle).
Old Mission Point, also Church Point, now also Ferguson's Point    So called
because the large Micmac settlement at Mission Point with its church and
mission were situated here until about 1770, when they removed to the
Quebec side.   On a plan of 1788, Old Church Point
Ormond Lake.—By Mahood in 1837; said to be in honour of an Irish earl.
Oromocto River.—From the Maliseet   Wel-a-moo¥-took.   All agree that it ==
good river, in the sense of having plenty of water for easy canoe navigation,
which describes its lower part;   sometimes has been given = deep river
(compare Woolastook).

In the Seigniorial grant to Sieur de Freneuse, in 1684, as Kamouctou; De
Meulles, 1686, has Rartiouctou,
Oromocto Lake, South.—In Mahseet and Passamaquoddy, See-p'n-ah¥-ik, For

the West Oromocto Lake I have not the Maliseet name.
Oromocto Island.—On Morris, 1775.

<Ossekeag.—The former, and still the official post office name for Hampton
Station.    From the Maliseet Pes-kes^-kick = marshy brook (or full of rushes)
corrupted into Acicac on Wilkinson, 1859, and thence Ossekeag.
-Otnabog.—From the Maliseet Wed-nee^-bak.   Appears first on Peachey, 1783, as

Wiktenkak; plan of 1785 has Oatnaback Lake ; Campbell, 1788, Ocnoback.
Ourangabena, Lake.—Upon Bellin, 1744, it appears upon the St. Francis near
the St John, but I have not been able to locate it; none of the Indian names
of the lakes on this river at all resemble it Bouchette however, 1831, gives
Warienequamaticook for Baker Brook and the first three syllables of this
word are like the first two of Ourangabena.

It is possible that it was confounded with Temiscouata, for it usually
has its shape,while Temiscouata itself is represented as a small, nearly round
lake, called Medaousta, etc. On Peachey, 1783, it is above the Madawaska,
but identified with it by Sotzmann, 1798, after which it disappears from
the maps.
Ox Island.—Origin unknown. Occurs on Morris, 1775.
Oyster River.—Doubtless descriptive.   On Micheau, 1785.
 

Pabineau Brook.—From the abundance of fruit-bearing bushes, of which the
fruit is called [in Acadian] pabina (Gaudet). On plan of 1825 as Pabina,
also in same year in present form.   In Micmac, Wos-a-bay^-gul,