Editing Labrador (section)

==Etymology==
Labrador is named after [[João Fernandes Lavrador]], a Portuguese explorer who sailed along the coasts of the [[Labrador Peninsula]] in 1498–99.<ref name="Major">[[Kevin Major]], ''[[iarchive:asneartoheavenby0000majo|As Near to Heaven by Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador]]'', 2001, {{ISBN|0-14-027864-8}}</ref>

Labrador's name in the [[Inuttitut]]/[[Inuktitut]] language (spoken in [[Nunatsiavut]]) is {{lang|iu-Latn|Nunatsuak}} ({{Lang|iu|ᓄᓇᑦᓱᐊᒃ}}), meaning "the big land" (a common English nickname for Labrador<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four of the best places to visit in The Big Land |url=https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/trip-ideas/travel-stories/four-of-the-best-places-to-visit-in-the-big-land |access-date=June 18, 2022 |website=Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Official Tourism Website |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625073039/https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/trip-ideas/travel-stories/four-of-the-best-places-to-visit-in-the-big-land |url-status=live }}</ref>).