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Anoka - A Dakota Indian word meaning "on both sides." Arapahoe; Hyannis - Named after Hyannis, Massachusetts, which was named after Iyannough, a sachem of the Cummaquid tribe. [51] Iowa; Kenesaw; Leshara - Named after Chief Petalesharo. Mankato - Mankota is from the Dakota Indian word Maḳaṭo, meaning "blue earth".
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.
Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details. Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin. Those listed here are only well-known, important or otherwise ...
The Latin name Caesarea was also applied to the colony of New Jersey as Nova Caesarea, because the Roman name of the island was thought to have been Caesarea. [70] [71] The name "Jersey" most likely comes from the Norse name Geirrsey, meaning 'Geirr's Island'. [72] New Mexico: November 1, 1859: Nahuatl via Spanish: Mēxihco via Nuevo México
Map of Native American populations of the Northwest Territory. 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.
Name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "creek where the panther was killed". Sea Warrior Creek, creek in Choctaw County. "Sea Warrior" is the result of a name corrupted from the Choctaw language (Isawaya [44]) purported to mean "crouching deer". Sepulga River - possibly from the Muscogee svwokle, a tribal town. [45]
The primary Native American languages in Indiana are Miami-Illinois and Potawatomi; the largest number of place names on this list are from these two languages. Some place names are derived from other native languages, such as Kickapoo, Shawnee, and the Delaware languages Munsee and Unami. These are all Algonquian languages.
While normally meaning a male native, it is used in certain combinations, such as siwash cosho ("a seal", literally "Indian pig" or "Indian pork"). Many native communities perceive the terms sauvage and siwash negatively, but others use it freely. They consider use by non-natives to be derogatory.