Terms: |France|

Published: 21. 5. 2026.

Although the name is now recognized worldwide as a symbol of high-end French jewelry and watches, this surname originally belonged to a Breton navigator who, in the 16th century, became the first European to explore and map the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Misinterpreting the Indigenous word kanata, meaning “village,” he gave Canada its name. Which explorer was he?

Jacques Cartier