[1] Initially, Toponym'elles was created to include 375 names to commemorate the 375th anniversary of Montreal's founding.
[5] Among the first places named according to the Toponym'Elles database, notable locations also include the Ethel-Stark, Jovette-Marchessault, and Julie-Hamelin parks, as well as Grace-Hopper and Jacqueline-Sicotte streets Alice-Guy Crescent, and the Place des Montréalaises.
One of these first places, Palomino-Brind'Amour Park, was selected as one of the Commission de toponymie's favorites in 2018.
[7] Gabriel Martin, a linguist, chose the 375 names used in the initiative's launch.
[8] In addition to the names used at launch, around 85 additional names of living women were recorded in another list, the contents of which were kept secret due to the social taboo surrounding anticipation of posthumous tributes.