The nation's name comes from Cartier's first impression of the land, with grand describing the sheer size of the nation and arbre coming from the French meaning "tree." Arbre comes from the Latin arbor, also meaning tree. Some have also successfully argued that Cartier could have been using grand to refer to the size of the actual trees he saw. Citizens of Grand Arbre are referred to with the demonym Arborist, which literally means "tree scientist." Alternative and short names for Grand Arbre include Arbre and GA, though the whole title is always used for official purposes.