barny

Dripping Springs, Tx. Rosebud Tx.

Jan in VA

The one I can't forget it Buck Snort, TN.....pure English!

Onebyone

I think American English has changed since the Revolution. The first settlers probably couldn't understand much of what we say now. Read a Jane Eye novel and you will realize how ugly we have changed a beautiful language.

ube quilting

Ohiopyle, Pa. The Youghiogheny River runs through it. Of course they are Indian names. Ohiopyle translates to frothing water which describes the river perfectly as it winds it's way through the town.

This is an interesting thread. TFS
peace

EDIT: an earlier post refers to "First Nation" and I am all for that to remind myself that I am only a very small part of America, and not so much, the better part. Thanks for the reminder.
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redquilter

My home town is Flushing which is the English version of the Dutch name.

AngeliaNR

A town nearby is Bois d'Arc--French for "wood of the bow"--the Osage Indians made bows from a type of tree in the area.

Sewnoma

I really feel like there's GOTTA be a good story behind these names. Especially the first one, LOL

Caswews

Its amazing what the ancestors thought of when naming things ..

Edie

How about Oxlip, Minnesota?

Edie

maviskw

Wisconsin is a Native American word, as are a lot of Wisconsin cities.