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List of Connecticut placenames of Native American origin

October 31, 2023

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of Connecticut whose names are derived from Native American languages.

Listings edit

State edit

Settlements edit

Bodies of water edit

  • Congamuck Ponds (on Maine border Congamond Lake): (Nipmuck) "long fishing place"
  • Coginchaug River: (Wangunk) "place where fish are dried/cured"
  • Housatonic River: (Mahican) from the Mohican phrase "usi-a-di-en-uk", "beyond the mountain"
  • Mashapaug Pond: (Nipmuck) "large pond"
  • Menunketesuck River (and Menunketesuck Island): (Hammonasset) "strong flowing stream"
  • Natchaug River: (Nipmuck) "between rivers"
  • Nepaug Reservoir: (Wangunk) "fresh pond"
  • Pachaug River (and pond): (Narragansett) "at the turning place"
  • Pataguanset Lake: (Niantic) "at the round, shallow place"
  • Pawcatuck River (Rhode Island border): (Niantic/Pequot) "the clear divided (tidal) stream"
  • Pistapaug Pond: (Quinnipiac) "muddy pond"
  • Pocotopaug Lake: (Wangunk) "divided pond" or "two ponds"
  • Quaddick Reservoir: (Nipmuck) "bend in river" or (Narragansett) "boggy place"
  • Lake Quassapaug: (Quinnipiac) "big pond" or "big rock"
  • Quinnipiac River: (Quinnipiac) "where we change our route"
  • Lake Quonnipaug: (Quinnipiac) "long pond"
  • Saugatuck River: (Paugussett) "outlet of the tidal river"
  • Shenipsit Lake: (Mohegan) "at the great pool"
  • Shepaug River: (Tunxis) "great pond"
  • Shetucket River: (Mohegan) "land between rivers"
  • Shunock River: (Mohegan) "stony place" or possibly "place between streams"
  • Skungamug River: (Nipmuck) "eel-fishing place"
  • Wangum Lake: (Paugussett) "bend/crooked"
  • Wangumbaug Lake: (Nipmuck) "crooked pond"
  • Lake Waramaug: (Mahican) "good fishing-place"
  • Winnepauk: (Mahican) "beautiful pond"
  • Wononpacook Pond: (Mahican) "land at the bend in the pond"
  • Wononskopomuc Lake: (Mahican) "rocks at the bend in the lake"
  • Wopowaug River: (Wangunk) "crossing-place"
  • Wyassup Lake: (Mohegan) "flags" or "rushes"

Islands edit

  • Cockenoe Island: (Montauk) from the name of a 17th-century native interpreter

Other edit

  • Connecticut, the state, and river: (in several dialects) "place of the long river" or "by the long tidal stream"
  • Hammonassett Point: (Hammonassett) "place of sand bars"“where we dig holes in the ground,”
  • Mohawk Mountain: eastern Iroquois tribe; Algonquian term for their western enemies – "wolves," "hungry animals," or "cannibals"
  • Sachem Head: (Algonquian/general) "chief"

See also edit

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Harper, Douglas. "Connecticut". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
  2. ^ Campbell (1997), p. 11.
  3. ^ Afable, Patricia O. and Madison S. Beeler (1996). "Place Names", in "Languages", ed. Ives Goddard. Vol. 17 of Handbook of North American Indians, ed. William C. Sturtevant. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, pg. 193
  4. ^ Skinner, Charles Montgomery (1969) "Moodus Noises" Myths & Legends of Our Own Land Singing Tree Press, Detroit, Michigan, page 266 OCLC 19933; reprinted from the fifth edition of 1896 of J.B. Lippincott Company.

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources The following list includes settlements geographic features and political subdivisions of Connecticut whose names are derived from Native American languages Contents 1 Listings 1 1 State 1 2 Settlements 1 3 Bodies of water 1 4 Islands 1 5 Other 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 SourcesListings editState edit Connecticut from some Eastern Algonquian language of southern New England perhaps Mahican meaning at the long tidal river after the Connecticut River 1 2 3 Settlements edit Aspetuck Paugussett at the high place Shared with the Aspetuck River Cos Cob Mohegan from Cassacubque high rocks Hockanum Podunk hook Shared with the Hockanum River Massapeag Mohegan place at the large cove Mohegan named after the Mohegan people Mianus River and town Paugussett a 17th century chief s name Mianu Mayanno s Moodus Wangunk from mache moodus or bad noises 4 Shared with the Moodus River and Moodus Reservoir Moosup Narragansett a chief named Mausup Mystic River and town Pequot Mohegan great tidal river Naugatuck River and town Quinnipiac single tree Niantic River and town tribe point of land on tidal river Norwalk River and city Algonquian noyank or point of land or from the name Naramauk Oronoque Quinnipiac curved place or land at the bend Pequabuck Wangunk clear open pond Poquonock Bridge Algonquian several cleared land Shared with the Poquonock River Poquetanuck Mohegan land broken up like dried mud cracking Quinebaug Nipmuck long pond Shared with the Quinebaug River Scitico Nipmuck land at the river branch Taconic Mahican steep ascent Uncasville Mohegan 17th century chief s name wonkus fox Willimantic River and town Mohegan or Nipmuck good cedar swamp Yantic Mohegan as far as the tide goes up this side of the river Shared with the Yantic River Bodies of water edit Congamuck Ponds on Maine border Congamond Lake Nipmuck long fishing place Coginchaug River Wangunk place where fish are dried cured Housatonic River Mahican from the Mohican phrase usi a di en uk beyond the mountain Mashapaug Pond Nipmuck large pond Menunketesuck River and Menunketesuck Island Hammonasset strong flowing stream Natchaug River Nipmuck between rivers Nepaug Reservoir Wangunk fresh pond Pachaug River and pond Narragansett at the turning place Pataguanset Lake Niantic at the round shallow place Pawcatuck River Rhode Island border Niantic Pequot the clear divided tidal stream Pistapaug Pond Quinnipiac muddy pond Pocotopaug Lake Wangunk divided pond or two ponds Quaddick Reservoir Nipmuck bend in river or Narragansett boggy place Lake Quassapaug Quinnipiac big pond or big rock Quinnipiac River Quinnipiac where we change our route Lake Quonnipaug Quinnipiac long pond Saugatuck River Paugussett outlet of the tidal river Shenipsit Lake Mohegan at the great pool Shepaug River Tunxis great pond Shetucket River Mohegan land between rivers Shunock River Mohegan stony place or possibly place between streams Skungamug River Nipmuck eel fishing place Wangum Lake Paugussett bend crooked Wangumbaug Lake Nipmuck crooked pond Lake Waramaug Mahican good fishing place Winnepauk Mahican beautiful pond Wononpacook Pond Mahican land at the bend in the pond Wononskopomuc Lake Mahican rocks at the bend in the lake Wopowaug River Wangunk crossing place Wyassup Lake Mohegan flags or rushes Islands edit Cockenoe Island Montauk from the name of a 17th century native interpreterOther edit Connecticut the state and river in several dialects place of the long river or by the long tidal stream Hammonassett Point Hammonassett place of sand bars where we dig holes in the ground Mohawk Mountain eastern Iroquois tribe Algonquian term for their western enemies wolves hungry animals or cannibals 1 Sachem Head Algonquian general chief See also editList of place names in the United States of Native American originReferences editCitations edit Harper Douglas Connecticut Online Etymology Dictionary Retrieved 2006 11 28 Campbell 1997 p 11 Afable Patricia O and Madison S Beeler 1996 Place Names in Languages ed Ives Goddard Vol 17 of Handbook of North American Indians ed William C Sturtevant Washington D C Smithsonian Institution pg 193 Skinner Charles Montgomery 1969 Moodus Noises Myths amp Legends of Our Own Land Singing Tree Press Detroit Michigan page 266 OCLC 19933 reprinted from the fifth edition of 1896 of J B Lippincott Company Sources edit Bright William 2004 Native American Placenames of the United States Norman University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 080613576X Campbell Lyle 1997 American Indian Languages The Historical Linguistics of Native America Oxford University Press ISBN 0195094271 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Connecticut placenames of Native American origin amp oldid 1182725508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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