Baddeck

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from a Mi'kmaq toponym of uncertain origin. The name may derive from Mi'kmaq petek (turn, bend backwards).

Compare Bedeque.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛk/
  • Hyphenation: Bad‧deck
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Proper noun[edit]

Baddeck

  1. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.