Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of non-Canadian places that have a Canadian place named after them
I think what the users are trying to get at is not exactly , but rather a slight variation. You've said "the etymology of a place is a notable piece of information", which is true, and covered in reliable sources you have helpfully pointed out. However, just because one source says 'X, Canada was named after X, Australia' and another says 'Y, Canada was named after Y, USA', doesn't therefore mean a list of Canadian places named after non-Canadian places is notable, as no source has meaningfully covered the topic of the list. Sort of 'notability synth
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Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:SYNTH (Wikipedia:No original research)