Comments on: You Name the Town WHAT?!

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:41:35 +0000

This is strictly anecdotal, but from my travels Oklahoma seems to have to the most cities and towns derived from Native American words. Knowing the history of Oklahoma, or at least the little I do, it certainly makes sense.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:17:54 +0000

…I think National Geographic just got duped. I don’t buy any of this.

By: Tracie

Tracie — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:10:11 +0000

I like that Oklahoma means “Red People.” Did they come up with that name before or after the Trail of Tears?

By: Evilbeagle

Evilbeagle — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:45:54 +0000

Very interesting!

By: Edie Howe

Edie Howe — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:00:07 +0000

No. Yosemite does NOT mean “They are killers”. Yosemite is an Anglo bastardization of various Miwok words. The original name of this valley, according to the Miwok people was “Ahwahnee”, place of the gaping mouth. It has yet to be resolved whether it refers to the shape of the valley, or the expression on the faces of visitors upon their first view.

http://thehive.modbee.com/?q=node/259

By: Video Game Dork

Video Game Dork — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:45:06 +0000

I can’t even comprehend how “hós wiwítak” somehow sounded like “Loleta” !

By: Robolasse

Robolasse — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:21:37 +0000

I see that Worthless People and Pregnant Women are neighbours.

To Be In Error is truly a philosophical name.

By: Marilyn Terrell

Marilyn Terrell — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:05:53 +0000

They neglected my favorite, Squagonna in upstate NY where we rented a house one summer and found out the Indian name was entirely accurate: “Paradise of Mosquitoes.”