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Anacostia – from the Piscataway name Anakwashtank, meaning 'a place of traders'. [35] Originally the name of a village of the Piscataway tribe on the Anacostia River. Also rendered as Nacochtank or Nacostine. Takoma – originally the name of Mount Rainier, from Lushootseed [təqʷúbəʔ] (earlier *təqʷúməʔ), 'snow-covered mountain'. [36]
List of place names of Choctaw origin in the United States (33 P) Pages in category "List of place names in the United States by language of origin" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
These are lists of North American place name etymologies: . Mexican state name etymologies; Canadian provincial name etymologies; Origins of names of cities in Canada; List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places
When it comes to naming towns, Americans aren't always the most original. Sure, some places are entirely unique. For example, the U.S. only has one Abanda, Nubieber, and Zwingle (those are in ...
The English colony, later U.S. state, was named after the traditional territory and its people. The traditional territory of the Agawam band of Massachusett is named Wonnesquamsauke ("Pleasant Water Place"); the name was shortened in English to "Agawam", "Squam", and "Annisquam". [169]
The federal government has removed a word long used to slur Native American women from use on federal lands including 80 sites in California, U.S. Department of Interior officials announced Thursday.
In some cases the native meanings of a place name are wholly lost, despite guesses and theories, for example Tampa and Oregon. Place names in the United States tend to be more easily traceable to their origins, such as towns simply named after the founder or an important politician of the time, with no alterations except a simple suffix, like ...
Two theories exist behind the name of this Oglala Lakota County community, both outlined in the book, 'South Dakota Place Names', compiled by The Work Projects Administration in the State of South ...