Show Det oits roWs names according to farmers history of detroit the early french colonists applied the name detroit to the settlements tle ments on both sides of the river calling one north detroit and the other south detroit it has had at least five other names including 0 meaning great village crooked way Gron grondie dle referring to the bend in the river Karon tean coast of the straits and fort pontchartrain Pont chartrain the name is the french word for strait and refers to the cites location on the strait between the lakes |