The City of Dieppe was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who died in combat during the Dieppe Raid of 1942.
The first Acadians arrived in the area along the Petitcodiac River, now known as Dieppe in 1730, and created the settlement of Sylvadreau. Following the British expulsion of Acadians from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and the Petitcodiac River, the settlement became known as Upper River and eventually French Village. In 1910, the area became known as Leger's Corner which, in turn, became the Village of Dieppe in 1946. The name Dieppe was chosen to honour the memory of the 913 Canadian soldiers who died in combat on the beaches of Dieppe, France, in August 1942, during the Second World War.
On January 1, 1952, the Village of Dieppe became the Town of Dieppe, and on January 1, 2002, the municipality was designated as the City of Dieppe.
