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Kanata: Mohawk word meaning "village" or "settlement." Kapuskasing: Of Cree origin, possibly meaning "bend in river." Kawartha Lakes: An Anglicization of the word ka-wa-tha (from ka-wa-tae-gum-maug or gaa-waategamaag), a word coined in 1895 by Martha Whetung of the Curve Lake First Nation, meaning "land of reflections" in the Anishinaabe language
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
Indian Place Names of New England, Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation; O'Brien, Frank Waabu (2010). Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England. Colorado: Bauu Press. Trumbull, James H. (1881). Indian Names of Places, etc., in and on the Borders of Connecticut: With Interpretations of Some of Them.
Most of Michigan's Native American-derived place names come from the languages spoken in these groups. Many places throughout the state of Michigan take their names from Native American indigenous languages. This list includes counties, townships, and settlements whose names are derived from indigenous languages in Michigan.
Picking the perfect Indian baby name can be overwhelming, and with good reason: There are so many wonderful Indian baby names to choose from. ... Most popular Indian boy names (In order of ...
Cuxabexis Lake; Daaquam River; Debsconeag Lakes. Debsconeag Deadwater; Eggemoggin Reach; Gammon Pond; Harraseeket River; Hockomock Bay; Katahdin Lake; Kamankeag Pond; Keewaydin Lake; Kennebago Lake: (Abnaki) "long/large pond/lake" Little Kennebago Lake; Kennebago River; West Kennebago Mountain; East Kennebago Mountain; Kennebago Divide; Keoka ...
And if one name you like isn’t going to work, just keep working your way down our list — we’ve compiled 200 from which to choose. Most popular Indian boy names (In order of popularity as of ...
Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut.. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.