About Detroit
The name "Detroit" is derived from the French word "détroit," meaning "strait" or "narrow passage." It refers to the city's location on the Detroit River, which connects Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. The name reflects the geographical significance of the city as a strategic and vital waterway, historically serving as a gateway for trade and transportation between the Great Lakes region and the rest of the world.
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Most individuals with the name Detroit are male.
The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Detroit in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Detroit using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.