Marguerites, Chemin des
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Once upon a time, long before the Municipal Council decided that our roads would have their very own names, there was a pretty little cottage nestled in the woods, at the end of a seldom-used road with no name, between two other roads with no names. And there, over the door of that pretty little cottage, painted in flowery script, was the name “Margaret”. Who knows why? A whim? Who was Margaret? Was Margaret the owner? Was she the adored wife, the oldest daughter – a cherished love? Only the gentlest of breezes stir faint echoes of the memory of sweet Margaret and her hilltop home on Chemin des Marguerites. And, that's how this road got its name! (Truly!)
Margaret is a popular name in almost every language. Its origin is either Greek or Persian and Margaret signifies “pearl”. Incidentally, a marguerite of the plant variety in French, and “daisy” in English, is of the "She loves me - She loves me not" variety in either language! Somewhat appropriate, wouldn't you agree?
De la famille des Chrysanthèmes, les Marguerites sont omniprésentes dans le Canton de Potton, particulièrement le long des fossés et dans les champs. Leurs pétales blanches au cœur jaunes annonce l’été. Son nom vient du latin, margarita qui signifie perle. Symbole de l’amour pur et loyal, les amoureux l’effeuillent en chuchotant : j’me marie, j’me marie pas … [1]
[1] Source : Gisèle Lamoureux et coll., Plantes sauvages des villes et des champs, Fleurbec et Marie Victorin, Flore Laurentienne.
- Titre
- Marguerites, Chemin des
- Thème
- Plants | Plantes
- Identifiant
- PN-M-19
- Collections
- Toponymie | Place Names of Potton and More