Editing Newfoundland and Labrador (section)

==Names==
The name "New founde lande" was uttered by [[King Henry VII]] about the land explored by [[Sebastian Cabot (explorer)|Sebastian]] and [[John Cabot]]. In [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], it is {{lang|pt|Terra Nova}} (while the province's full name is {{lang|pt|Terra Nova e Labrador}}), which literally means "new land" and is also the French name for the province's island region ({{lang|fr|Terre-Neuve}}). The name "Terra Nova" is in wide use on the island (e.g. [[Terra Nova National Park]]). The influence of early Portuguese exploration is also reflected in the name of Labrador, which derives from the surname of the [[History of Portugal (1415–1578)#Chronology of the Portuguese discoveries|Portuguese navigator]] [[João Fernandes Lavrador]].<ref>Hamilton, William B. (1978): ''The Macmillan book of Canadian place names'', Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, p. 105.</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>). Newfoundland's Inuttitut/Inuktitut name is {{lang|iu-Latn|Ikkarumikluak}} ({{Lang|iu|ᐃᒃᑲᕈᒥᒃᓗᐊᒃ}}), meaning "place of many shoals". Newfoundland and Labrador's Inuttitut / Inuktitut name is ''{{lang|iu-Latn|Ikkarumikluak aamma Nunatsuak}}''.

'''{{lang|fr|Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador}}''' is the French name used in the Constitution of Canada. However, [[French language in Canada|French]] is not widely spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador and is not an official language at the provincial level.

On April 29, 1999, the government of [[Brian Tobin]] passed a motion in the [[Newfoundland House of Assembly]] requesting the federal government amend the ''[[Newfoundland Act]]'' to change the province's name to "Newfoundland and Labrador". A resolution approving the name change was put forward in the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]] in October 2001, introduced by Tobin who had moved to federal politics. Premier [[Roger Grimes]] stated: "The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is firmly committed to ensuring official recognition of Labrador as an equal partner in this province, and a constitutional name change of our province will reiterate that commitment".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/exec/1026n03.htm|title=Federal government moves forward with province's request for provincial name change|publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador|date=26 October 2001|access-date=3 December 2023|archive-date=December 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202223334/https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/exec/1026n03.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Following approval by the House of Commons and the Senate, Governor-General [[Adrienne Clarkson]] officially proclaimed the name change on December 6, 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-s-name-change-now-official-1.279040|title=Newfoundland's name change now official|publisher=CBC News|date=6 December 2001|access-date=3 December 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030230839/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-s-name-change-now-official-1.279040|url-status=live}}</ref>