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Connecticut, the state, and river: (in several dialects) "place of the long river" or "by the long tidal stream" Hammonassett Point: (Hammonassett) "place of sand bars"“where we dig holes in the ground,” Mohawk Mountain: eastern Iroquois tribe; Algonquian term for their western enemies – "wolves," "hungry animals," or "cannibals"
Connecticut, the state, and river: (in several dialects) "place of the long river" or "by the long tidal stream" Aspetuck River (and town): (Paugussett) "at the high place" Cockenoe Island: (Montauk) from the name of a 17th-century native interpreter; Coginchaug River: (Wangunk) "place where fish are dried/cured"
Kissimmee – Disputed meaning, perhaps derived from Ais word "Cacema" meaning "long water". [43] 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.
Pages in category "Connecticut placenames of Native American origin" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Aboriginal place names of New York. New York State Education Department, New York State Museum. Bright, William (2004). Native American Place Names of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The Niantic (Nehântick or Nehantucket) are a tribe of Algonquian-speaking American Indians who lived in the area of Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period. The tribe's name Nehântick means "of long-necked waters"; area residents believe that this refers to the "long neck" or peninsula of land known as Black Point ...