18 Hard-hitting News: Fox News host's (mis)pronunciation of Ottawa puts spotlight on word's Indigenous origins (www.cbc.ca) posted 4 years ago by VexElectronica 4 years ago by VexElectronica +19 / -1 11 comments share 11 comments share save hide report block hide replies
"The name Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word “adawe”, which means “to trade”
Also, the people who lived in the area were called Odawa.
In both of those instances, you would stress the second syllable. So, Tucker's right, and the rest of us are wrong.