The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of New York whose names are derived from Native American languages.
Listings
Counties
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Allegany County
- Town of Allegany
- Village of Allegany
- Allegany State Park
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Cattaraugus County
- Village of Cattaraugus
- Cattaraugus Creek
- Cayuga County
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Chautauqua County
- Town of Chautauqua
- Hamlet of Chautauqua
- Chautauqua Lake
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Chemung County
- Town of Chemung
- Chemung River
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Chenango County
- Town of Chenango
- Hamlet of Chenango Forks
- Chenango River
- Erie County
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Genesee County
- Town of Genesee
- Town of Genesee Falls
- Genesee River
- Genesee Valley Park
- Niagara County
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Oneida County – named after the
Oneida people.
- City of Oneida
- Village of Oneida Castle
- Village of Oneida Corners
- Oneida Creek
- Oneida Lake
- Oneida River
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Onondaga County
- City of Onondaga
- Hamlet of Onondaga Hill
- Onondaga Creek
- Onondaga Lake
- Onondaga Lake Park
- Onondaga Park
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Ontario County
- Town of Canandaigua
- City of Canandaigua
- Hamlet of Ontario
- Lake Ontario
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Oswego County
- City of Oswego
- Town of Oswego
- Oswego River
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Otsego County
- Town of Otsego
- Otsego Lake
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Saratoga County
- Town of Saratoga
- City of Saratoga Springs
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Schenectady County
- City of Schenectady
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Schoharie County
- Town of Schoharie
- Village of Schoharie
- Schoharie Creek
- Schoharie Valley
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Seneca County
- Town of Seneca
- Seneca Lake
- Seneca River
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Tioga County
- Town of Tioga
- Tioga River
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Wyoming County
- Village of Wyoming
Settlements
- 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
- 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
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Bright (2004:265)
Sources
- 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.