Too Good Arm: Located on New World Island in Notre Dame Bay, Too Good Arm has been a fishing community since the mid 1800s. Church records of the 1870s show the family names of Hurley, Gillet and Russell.

According to information presented in Wikipedia (n.d.): "Toogood Arm", "Toogood's Arm" and "Too Good Arm" are variants of the community's name.

The original is likely a surname that was common in southwest England at the time of settlement. Toogood, however, is neither a prominent nor recognizable surname in Notre Dame Bay. "Too Good Arm" likely evolved as a grammatically-correct variant.

When contacted in 2006, former Minister of Transportation and Works (TW) John Hickey asserted that "the spelling of the community as outlined in the Newfoundland Gazette is in fact Toogood Arm".

He then suggested that if the TW department were to receive an official request from the local service district, he would "have the Department change the signage [to Too Good Arm] to reflect the community's wishes." As of 2019, the official signage upon entering the community shows "Too Good Arm".

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

Address of this page: http://nl.ruralroutes.com/ToogoodArm