Indian Placenames In America
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Author |
: R. A. Douglas-Lithgow |
Publisher |
: Applewood Books |
Total Pages |
: 145 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781557095411 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1557095418 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Native American Place Names of Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont by : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The Abanki confederacy of tribes of northern New England gets their name from the word Wabunaki meaning "land or country of the east" or "morning land."
Author |
: William Bright |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 632 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806135980 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806135984 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Native American Placenames of the United States by : William Bright
This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.
Author |
: John Charles 1899- Huden |
Publisher |
: Legare Street Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023-07-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1022886983 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781022886988 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Indian Place Names of New England by : John Charles 1899- Huden
This invaluable resource provides a detailed guide to the Indian place names of New England, alongside their meanings and significance. Edited by Charles Huden and published by the Museum of the American Indian, this book sheds light on the cultural heritage of the region's indigenous peoples. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author |
: Robert S. Grumet |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 2013-06-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780806189130 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0806189134 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Manhattan to Minisink by : Robert S. Grumet
Drivers exiting the New Jersey Turnpike for Perth Amboy, and map readers marveling at all the places in Pennsylvania named Lackawanna, need no longer wonder how these names originated. Manhattan to Minisink provides the histories of more than five hundred place names in the Greater New York area, including the five boroughs, western Long Island, the New York counties north of the city, and parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Robert S. Grumet, a leading ethnohistorian specializing in the region’s Indian peoples, draws on his meticulous research and deep knowledge to determine the origins of Native, and Native-sounding, place names. Grumet divides his encyclopedic entries into two parts. The first comprises an alphabetical listing of nearly 340 Indian place names preserved in colonial records, located by county and state. Each entry includes the name’s language of origin, if known, and a brief discussion of its etymology, including its earliest known occurrence in written records, the history of its appearance on maps, and the name’s current status. The book’s second section presents nearly 200 place names that, though widely believed to be of Indian origin, are “imports, inventions, invocations, or impostors.” Mistranslations are abundant in place names, and Grumet has ferreted out the mistakes and deceptions among home-grown colonial etymologies that New Yorkers have accepted for centuries. Complete with a concise history of Greater New York, a discussion of the region’s naming practices, a useful timeline, and four maps, this is an invaluable resource both for scholars and for readers who want a more intimate knowledge of the place where they live or visit.
Author |
: Martha W. McCartney |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 148 |
Release |
: 2017-03-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806320621 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806320625 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Powhatan Indian Place Names in Tidewater Virginia by : Martha W. McCartney
Gives variations of historic Indian place names under their most common spelling or modern equivalent. The information was drawn from land patents, government records, public and private archives, and collections of historical maps, enabling researchers to see how Indian place names changed over time and how they correspond to the modern landscape.
Author |
: William A. Read |
Publisher |
: University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages |
: 149 |
Release |
: 2008-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780817355050 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0817355057 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin by : William A. Read
His writings spanned five decades and have been instrumental across a wide range of academic disciplines. Most importantly, Read devoted a good portion of his research to the meaning of place names in the southeastern United States—especially as they related to Indian word adoption by Europeans. This volume includes his three Louisiana articles combined: Louisiana: Louisiana Place-Names of Indian Origin (1927), More Indian Place-Names in Louisiana (1928), and Indian Words (1931). Joining Alabama's reprint of Indian Places Names in Alabama and Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names, this volume completes the republication of the southern place name writings of William A. Read.
Author |
: Sandy Nestor |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 469 |
Release |
: 2015-05-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786493395 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786493399 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Indian Placenames in America by : Sandy Nestor
The American Indians have lost much of their land over the years, but their legacy is evident in the many places around the United States that have Indian names. Countless placenames have, however, been corrupted over time, and numerous placenames have similar spellings but different meanings. This reference work is a reprint in one combined volume of the two-volume set published by McFarland in 2003 and 2005. Volume One covers the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in the United States that have Indian names. It is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by city, town or village name. Additional data include population figures and county names. Probable Indian placenames with no certain origin also receive entries, and as much history as possible is provided about those locations. Volume Two covers more than 1400 rivers, lakes, mountains and other natural features in the United States with Indian names. It is arranged by state, and then alphabetically by natural feature. Counties are provided for most entries, with multiple counties listed for some entries where appropriate. In addition to name origins and meanings, geophysical data such as the heights of mountains and lengths of waterways are indicated.
Author |
: Charles L. Cutler |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 2000-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806132469 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806132464 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis O Brave New Words! by : Charles L. Cutler
Native American loanwords are a crucial, though little acknowledged, part of the English language. This book shows how the more than one-thousand current loanwords were adopted and demonstrates how the changing relationships between Indians and European settlers can be traced in the rate of loanword borrowing and the kinds of words adopted. Appalachian: from the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, from the Muskogean name of the Apalachee tribe of Florida Moose: Eastern Abenaki mos; Papoose: Narragansett papoos, child; Squash: Narragansett askutasquash; Texas: from a Caddo word, meaning "friends" or "allies."
Author |
: Frank Waabu O'Brien |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 2010-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0982046766 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780982046760 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England by : Frank Waabu O'Brien
In New England, American Indian people have left their ancient footprints in many of the current names for mountains, rivers, lakes, animals, fish, cities, towns, and byways. The first English settlers, who put most of the American Indian words on the map, borrowed names from local tribes. In the process, they often misheard, mispronounced, or misreported what they heard - that is how the place Wequapaugset was given as Boxet or how Musquompskut became Swampscott. In many cases the Indian terms have changed so much over time that linguists are unable to recognize the original spelling and meaning. Others have tried their hand at translations, and have come up with fanciful interpretations that are incorrect, but that have stood the test of time. On the East Coast, the Native cultures and their Algonquian tongues had long faded before most scholarly studies began, so a great many translations of place names often represent a scholar's best guess. In this landmark volume, Dr. Frank Waabu O'Brien of the Aquidneck Indian Council, provides the first indigenous method and process for interpreting regional American Indian place names. Included is a dictionary of the most common misspellings, along with numerous examples of the Indian place names for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Based on years of research, Understanding Indian Place Names is a landmark publication.
Author |
: William Alexander Read |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 96 |
Release |
: 2013-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1258552981 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781258552985 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names by : William Alexander Read