This is a list of etymologies of New Orleans' locations:
Canals
| Canal | District | Neighborhood | Origin of Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th Street Canal | ||||
| Algiers Canal | ||||
| Carondelet Canal | ||||
| Claiborne Canal | ||||
| Duncan Canal | ||||
| Florida Canal (40 Arpent Canal) | ||||
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | ||||
| Harvey Canal | ||||
| Industrial Canal | ||||
| Inner Cataouatche Canal | ||||
| London Avenue Canal | ||||
| Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal | ||||
| New Basin Canal | ||||
| Orleans Canal | ||||
| Outer Cataouatche Canal | ||||
| Paris Avenue Canal | ||||
| People's Avenue Canal | ||||
| Twenty Arpent Canal |
Neighborhoods
Parks
Streets
| Street | District | Neighborhood | Origin of Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracks Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A military barracks was located on this street | |
| Bienville Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, founder of New Orleans and three term governor of colonial French Louisiana | |
| Burgundy Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duke of Burgundy | Formerly known as Craps Street in the Marigny until 1852 |
| Cabildo Alley | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | The Cabildo, former seat of Spanish government | Known as Exchange Passage until 1924 |
| Canal Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A planned canal to extend Cardondelot Canal to the Mississippi River, which was never constructed | Serves as the divider between 'North' and 'South' street designations |
| Chartres Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duc de Chartres, a title of the Orleans family | |
| Clinton Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | One of three possibilities; [{DeWitt Clinton]], [{George Clinton]], or Sir Henry Clinton | |
| Conti Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Prince of Conti, illegitimate son of Louis XIV | |
|
Dauphine Street Rue Dauphine |
French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Le Dauphin, eldest son of the king of France or his wife | Formerly known as Greatmen Street in the Marigny |
| Decatur Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Commodore Stephen Decatur, U.S. Navy | Formerly Levee Street (Rue de la Quai) until 1870 |
| Dorsiere Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Eugene Dorsiere lived on on this street | |
| Dumaine Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duc du Maine, illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan | |
| Esplanade Avenue | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | French word for a flat, open stretch of land. Soldiers used this area for drills | |
| Exchange Place | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Back entrance to the Merchants Exchange | |
| French Market Place | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | French Market | Formerly Gallatin Street |
| North Front Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Closest street to the river | |
| Governor Nicholls Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | General and two term Louisiana Governor Francis Tillou Nicholls | Formerly Arsenal Street until approx 1729 and then Hospital Street until 1909 |
| Iberville Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville, older brother of Bienville | Formerly Custonhouse Street |
| Madison Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | ||
| Orleans Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duc d'Orléans, the city's namesake | |
| Pere Antoine Alley | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Antonio de Sedella, a Capuchin priest | |
| North Peters Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Samuel Jarvis Peters, businessman and civic leader | |
| Pirate Alley | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Jean Lafitte | |
| North Rampart Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Location of the city's original defensive fortifications | Formerly Love Street until 1852 |
| Royal Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Royal family of France | |
| St. Ann Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A favored saint baptismal names of the Orleans family | |
| St. Louis Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | King Louis IX, patron saint of France | |
| St. Peter Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A favored saint baptismal names of the Orleans family | |
| St. Philip Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Phillippe, duc d'Orléans | |
| Toulouse Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Comte de Toulouse, illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan | |
| Ursulines Avenue | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | The Ursuline Convent was located on this street | Formerly St. Adrien Street and later St. Ursula Street |
| Wilkinson Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | General James C. Wilkinson, received the Lousiana Purchasealong with William C.C. Claiborne | Formerly Jefferson Street until 1924 |
See also
This is a list of etymologies of New Orleans' locations:
Canals
| Canal | District | Neighborhood | Origin of Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th Street Canal | ||||
| Algiers Canal | ||||
| Carondelet Canal | ||||
| Claiborne Canal | ||||
| Duncan Canal | ||||
| Florida Canal (40 Arpent Canal) | ||||
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | ||||
| Harvey Canal | ||||
| Industrial Canal | ||||
| Inner Cataouatche Canal | ||||
| London Avenue Canal | ||||
| Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal | ||||
| New Basin Canal | ||||
| Orleans Canal | ||||
| Outer Cataouatche Canal | ||||
| Paris Avenue Canal | ||||
| People's Avenue Canal | ||||
| Twenty Arpent Canal |
Neighborhoods
Parks
Streets
| Street | District | Neighborhood | Origin of Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracks Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A military barracks was located on this street | |
| Bienville Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, founder of New Orleans and three term governor of colonial French Louisiana | |
| Burgundy Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duke of Burgundy | Formerly known as Craps Street in the Marigny until 1852 |
| Cabildo Alley | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | The Cabildo, former seat of Spanish government | Known as Exchange Passage until 1924 |
| Canal Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A planned canal to extend Cardondelot Canal to the Mississippi River, which was never constructed | Serves as the divider between 'North' and 'South' street designations |
| Chartres Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duc de Chartres, a title of the Orleans family | |
| Clinton Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | One of three possibilities; [{DeWitt Clinton]], [{George Clinton]], or Sir Henry Clinton | |
| Conti Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Prince of Conti, illegitimate son of Louis XIV | |
|
Dauphine Street Rue Dauphine |
French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Le Dauphin, eldest son of the king of France or his wife | Formerly known as Greatmen Street in the Marigny |
| Decatur Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Commodore Stephen Decatur, U.S. Navy | Formerly Levee Street (Rue de la Quai) until 1870 |
| Dorsiere Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Eugene Dorsiere lived on on this street | |
| Dumaine Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duc du Maine, illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan | |
| Esplanade Avenue | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | French word for a flat, open stretch of land. Soldiers used this area for drills | |
| Exchange Place | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Back entrance to the Merchants Exchange | |
| French Market Place | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | French Market | Formerly Gallatin Street |
| North Front Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Closest street to the river | |
| Governor Nicholls Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | General and two term Louisiana Governor Francis Tillou Nicholls | Formerly Arsenal Street until approx 1729 and then Hospital Street until 1909 |
| Iberville Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville, older brother of Bienville | Formerly Custonhouse Street |
| Madison Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | ||
| Orleans Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Duc d'Orléans, the city's namesake | |
| Pere Antoine Alley | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Antonio de Sedella, a Capuchin priest | |
| North Peters Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Samuel Jarvis Peters, businessman and civic leader | |
| Pirate Alley | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Jean Lafitte | |
| North Rampart Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Location of the city's original defensive fortifications | Formerly Love Street until 1852 |
| Royal Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Royal family of France | |
| St. Ann Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A favored saint baptismal names of the Orleans family | |
| St. Louis Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | King Louis IX, patron saint of France | |
| St. Peter Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | A favored saint baptismal names of the Orleans family | |
| St. Philip Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Phillippe, duc d'Orléans | |
| Toulouse Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | Comte de Toulouse, illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan | |
| Ursulines Avenue | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | The Ursuline Convent was located on this street | Formerly St. Adrien Street and later St. Ursula Street |
| Wilkinson Street | French Quarter / CBD | Vieux Carré | General James C. Wilkinson, received the Lousiana Purchasealong with William C.C. Claiborne | Formerly Jefferson Street until 1924 |