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Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".
Pages in category "Tennessee placenames of Native American origin" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word.
Probably made up by George M. "Doc" Willing as a practical joke; [28] originally claimed to have been derived from a word in a Native American language that meant 'Gem of the Mountains'. [29] The name was initially proposed for the Territory of Colorado until its origins were discovered.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... Category: Native American tribes in Tennessee.
Tennessee: Name is a Native American word for the southern Appalachian Mountains, probably meaning white or fog-draped. Union County: Arkansas: Named in recognition of the 1829 citizens' petition for a new county, stating that they were petitioning "in the spirit of Union and Unity". Union County: Florida: Named to honor the concept of unity ...
Pages in category "Native American people from Tennessee" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A word invented by Henry Schoolcraft, whose family name was Calcraft; the "K"s may have been added to make the name appear more like a Native American word Kanabec County: Minnesota: The Snake River which runs through it, itself named for an Ojibwe word, Ginebig, meaning "snake" Kanawha County: West Virginia