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Native American Names of Places in the United States

There are many places including towns andManhattan: from Algonquian word meaning
states that were named after Native American"isolated  thing  in  water"
words or names. In fact, about 50% of the
states were named using Native AmericanMilwaukee: from Algonquian word meaning "good
words. Many of these places have names thatspot  or  place"
we almost take for granted these days and
most people are unaware of their NativeMissouri: from Missouri word meaning "town of
American  aboriginal  origins.large  canoes"
A partial list of some well known places inNebraska:  from Oto word meaning "flat water"
the United States and their Native American
meanings  are  below.North/South Dakota: from Sioux word meaning
"allies"
Alabama : from Choctaw word meaning "thicket
clearers"  or  "vegetation  gatherers"Ohio: from Algonquian word meaning "great
river"
Alaska: from Aleut word meaning "great land"
or  "that  which  the  sea  breaks  against"Oklahoma: from two Choctaw words meaning "red
people"
Chicago: from Algonquian word meaning "garlic
field"Saratoga: from Mohawk word meaning "springs
of  water  from  the  hillside"
Illinois: from Algonquian word meaning "tribe
of  superior  men"Tahoe:  from  Washo  word meaning "big water"
Kansas: from Sioux word meaning "people ofUtah: from Ute word meaning "people of the
the  south  wind"mountains"
Kentucky: from an Iroquois word meaning "landWyoming: from Delaware word meaning
of  tomorrow""mountains  and  valleys  alternating"
Massachusetts: from Massachusett word meaningOf course, there are many other examples. So
"at  or  about  the  great  hill"next time you look at a name of a city, town,
village, state, lake, mountain or region, it
Minnesota: from Dakota word meaning "skyjust might have come from a Native American
tinted  water"word.



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