![Just how did Dildo get its name? Newfoundland author Dale Jarvis has the answers in his new book | SaltWire Just how did Dildo get its name? Newfoundland author Dale Jarvis has the answers in his new book | SaltWire](https://saltwire.imgix.net/2021/5/25/in-brief-elementary-school-in-dildo-nl-to-get-a-new-roof-thr_c5hdeQK.jpg?cs=srgb&fit=crop&h=568&w=847&dpr=1&auto=compress%2Cformat%2Cenhance)
Just how did Dildo get its name? Newfoundland author Dale Jarvis has the answers in his new book | SaltWire
![The Sign For The Town Of Dildo, Newfoundland And Labrador. Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 136377207. The Sign For The Town Of Dildo, Newfoundland And Labrador. Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 136377207.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/ggw/ggw1912/ggw191200064/136377207-the-sign-for-the-town-of-dildo-newfoundland-and-labrador.jpg)
The Sign For The Town Of Dildo, Newfoundland And Labrador. Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 136377207.
![CBC Newfoundland and Labrador on Twitter: "UPDATED | 'Dildodians' are buzzing as Jimmy Kimmel's mayoral bid for Dildo, N.L. gathers steam https://t.co/V3CFG4BySq https://t.co/9Wx8dNiyCU" / Twitter CBC Newfoundland and Labrador on Twitter: "UPDATED | 'Dildodians' are buzzing as Jimmy Kimmel's mayoral bid for Dildo, N.L. gathers steam https://t.co/V3CFG4BySq https://t.co/9Wx8dNiyCU" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBzrEErXUAAaVug.jpg:large)
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador on Twitter: "UPDATED | 'Dildodians' are buzzing as Jimmy Kimmel's mayoral bid for Dildo, N.L. gathers steam https://t.co/V3CFG4BySq https://t.co/9Wx8dNiyCU" / Twitter
![Grant Johnson on Twitter: "UPDATE: Wow. This is the city Dildo, Newfoundland today where the city's namesake has returned for the first time since 1813. The earth is healing, we are the Grant Johnson on Twitter: "UPDATE: Wow. This is the city Dildo, Newfoundland today where the city's namesake has returned for the first time since 1813. The earth is healing, we are the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EU0GgLeUMAEw03a.jpg)