Talk:Pictou

Um...not New Glasgow?
Wasn't Peter McKay raised in New Glasgow? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.222.40.87 (talk) 20:57, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Move
move. I propose to move Pictou, Nova Scotia to Pictou. The move meets the criteria at the naming convention at WP:CANSTYLE, the town is the primary use, and Pictou already redirects here.--Skeezix1000 (talk) 01:01, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No objections, so done. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 16:00, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Birth place of New Scotland?
I wonder why it is called that? Ok, there was a lot of Scotish immigration from 1770s onwards in Pictou, but that was the case for many other parts of Nova Scotia too, wasnt it? And several towns were founded decades earlier, for example Annapolis Royal and Halifax. Or is the reason for this name that the first major town with predominantly Sctoish heritage in Nova Scotia? Please can anyone clarifiy? Best regards, 50.99.191.156 (talk) 13:25, 30 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Almost a decade late, but in short it's the first place in the region that had an immigration ship directly from Scotland (very technical to get that 'first' in). Basically started a big wave of chain-migration to the area, especially when Scottish Loyalists found out people could speak Gaelic. Atlanticapc (talk) 15:29, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Wrong Maclean
The Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet and 23rd Chief of the Clan Maclean, is not the Maclean who emigrated to Canada. The 1998 article from the The Independent entitled "Country and Garden: Secrets of a mountain of wealth"Country and Garden: Secrets of a mountain of wealth," refers to a chieftain, not a chief--this is a substantial difference.

The Maclean you're actually looking for is Hector Maclean, 11th (and last) Chieftain of Kingerlock (see The Clan Gillean, page 283)

Hope that helps — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mclean.kane (talk • contribs) 23:01, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

IPA pronunciation of name
Could we add an IPA pronunciation of the name "Pictou", like on Antigonish? --User:NovaBrunswick 00:13, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
 * If you understand IPA well enough, go ahead. It is pronounced like 'pick toe' or perhaps more 'pict o' if that helps. It definitely doesn't end in 'ou' (as in ouch) if that is what you are wondering. These may help too  Derek Andrews (talk) 10:45, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I've always pronounced it as "Pick-too", though when I watch TV shows set in the Maritimes (like Land and Sea) it's pronounced "Pick-toe". Is that the correct Maritime pronunciation? NovaBrunswick 12:42, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * This guy is born and bred there. He says Pictou several times in the intro to the song. The last syllable is very short. . I will listen harder when I'm out and about talking to people, though I'm sure there is some variation. Derek Andrews (talk) 13:38, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Would that be Dave Gunning with "Prince of Pictou"? He was raised in Pictou County. NovaBrunswick 14:42, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * It is. Derek Andrews (talk) 15:36, 1 August 2016 (UTC)