List of New York placenames of Native American origin
The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of New York whose names are derived from Native American languages.
Listings
[edit]Counties
[edit]- Allegany County
- Town of Allegany
- Village of Allegany
- Allegany State Park
- Cattaraugus County
- Village of Cattaraugus
- Cattaraugus Creek
- Cayuga County
- Chautauqua County
- Town of Chautauqua
- Hamlet of Chautauqua
- Chautauqua Lake
- Chemung County
- Town of Chemung
- Chemung River
- Chenango County
- Town of Chenango
- Hamlet of Chenango Forks
- Chenango River
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Town of Genesee
- Town of Genesee Falls
- Genesee River
- Genesee Valley Park
- Niagara County
- Oneida County – named after the Oneida people.
- City of Oneida
- Village of Oneida Castle
- Village of Oneida Corners
- Oneida Creek
- Oneida Lake
- Oneida River
- Onondaga County
- City of Onondaga
- Hamlet of Onondaga Hill
- Onondaga Creek
- Onondaga Lake
- Onondaga Lake Park
- Onondaga Park
- Ontario County
- Town of Canandaigua
- City of Canandaigua
- Hamlet of Ontario
- Lake Ontario
- Oswego County
- City of Oswego
- Town of Oswego
- Oswego River
- Otsego County
- Town of Otsego
- Otsego Lake
- Saratoga County
- Town of Saratoga
- City of Saratoga Springs
- Schenectady County
- City of Schenectady
- Schoharie County
- Town of Schoharie
- Village of Schoharie
- Schoharie Creek
- Schoharie Valley
- Seneca County
- Town of Seneca
- Seneca Lake
- Seneca River
- Tioga County
- Town of Tioga
- Tioga River
- Wyoming County
- Village of Wyoming
Settlements
[edit]- Apalachin
- Asharoken
- Canajoharie
- Canandaigua
- Canarsie, Brooklyn
- Cassadaga
- Chappaqua
- Cheektowaga
- Commack
- Conesus
- Copake
- Copiague
- Coxsackie
- Cutchogue
- Esopus
- Hannawa Falls
- Irondequoit
- Jamaica
- Kerhonkson
- Kiamesha Lake
- Lackawanna
- Mahopac
- Mamaroneck
- Manhasset
- Manhattan - probably from <man-ǎ-hǎ-tonh>, which seems to reflect Munsee Delaware [ˈeːnta mənaˈhahteːnk], "where one gathers bows" (with -/aht/-, "bow").[1]
- Massapequa
- Mattituck
- Merrick
- Montauk
- Napanoch
- Nanuet
- Napeague
- Niskayuna
- Noyack
- Nyack
- Ossining
- Otisco
- Owego
- Patchogue
- Peconic
- Poughkeepsie
- Quiogue
- Quogue
- Ronkonkoma
- Sagaponack
- Schodack
- Setauket
- Shandaken
- Shekomeko
- Skaneateles
- Ticonderoga
- Tuckahoe, Suffolk County
- Tuckahoe, Westchester County
- Waccabuc
- Wappinger
- Wassaic
- Wawarsing
- Wawayanda
- Wyandanch
- Wykagyl
- Yaphank
Bodies of water
[edit]- Ashokan Reservoir
- Canandaigua Lake
- Claverack Creek
- Conesus Lake
- Cossayuna Lake
- Hoosic River
- Keuka Lake
- Mongaup River
- Neversink River
- Nissequogue River
- Oatka Creek
- Otisco Lake
- Owasco Lake
- Patchogue River
- Pepacton Reservoir
- Potic Creek
- Queechy Lake
- Ronkonkoma Lake
- Sacandaga River
- Saranac River
- Susquehanna River
- Taghkanic Creek
- Taughannock Falls State Park
- Tioughnioga River
- Tonawanda Creek
- Walloomsac River
- Willowemoc Creek
Other
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Bright (2004:265)
Sources
[edit]- Beauchamp, William Martin (1906). Aboriginal place names of New York. New York State Education Department, New York State Museum.
- Bright, William (2004). Native American Place Names of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
- Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America. Oxford: Oxford University Press.