Lake names

Did you ever wonder why some Lakes have the name in front of Lake, and others follow Lake?

This could be why:

In English, adjectives are always found in front of the noun, but most French adjectives follow the noun they modify.

Squam Lake was probably named by English grammar.

Lake Winnipesaukee was probably named by French grammar.

Boy does that sound familiar!!!!  

WHL wrote:Boy does that sound familiar!!!!   

I would have posted it on the FATP but most of the members wouldn't know what I'm talking about; IMHO that is.

Sad but true.

Donzel wrote:In English, adjectives are always found in front of the noun, but most French adjectives follow the noun they modify...Lake Winnipesaukee was probably named by French grammar...

Like Lac Leman—"Lake Geneva"—in Switzerland?

 

It does make you wonder why Lake Winni and Squam Lake are opposites? Did we have different languages in so close an area?