English
Stellarton
The toponym derives from stellarite + -ton.
Formed from stellarite + -ton
English coal ‘a type of coal’
English stellarite
The story
The toponym derives from stellarite + -ton. Named for stellarite (‘a type of torbanite’), a form of oil coal (‘a type of coal’) that gives off "stars" (Latin stella) of fire when ignited, which is mined in the area.
Today it means
name A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, just outside of the larger town of New Glasgow.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Stellarton