Home›More›Articles›How a strait gave Detroit its name and its many nicknamesArticleHow a strait gave Detroit its name and its many nicknamesArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnDetroit, Cities Well-attested SourcesDetroit (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationEtymology and nicknamesQuote, Etymology and nicknamesDetroit is named after the Detroit River, connecting Lake St. Clair with Lake Erie.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.