What is Toronto's nickname?
Hogtown is a popular nickname for Toronto. The origin of the nickname lies in the hog-processing industry located there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A native or resident of Ontario's capital city is called a Torontonian.
What is the motto of Ontario?
The motto is "Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet", Latin for "Loyal she began, loyal she remains".
What is the short form for Toronto?
T.O. is a short form of Toronto, Ontario, and is often shortened further to T-dot. 7. THE 416 refers to the original telephone area code for Toronto.
What is the meaning of the word Toronto?
This narrows was called tkaronto by the Mohawk, meaning "where there are trees standing in the water", and was recorded as early as 1615 by Samuel de Champlain. The word "Toronto", meaning "plenty" also appears in a 1632 French lexicon of the Huron language, which is also an Iroquoian language.