Funny Town Names?
Every time I hear "Fly Over States" by Jason Aldean, one specific line always stands out to me. "Miles and miles of back roads and highways, connecting little towns with funny names." What are som...
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D & M wrote:Cheektowaga - meaning "Land of the Crabapples" ( JI-IK-DO-WAH-GAH ), named by the Seneca Native Americans referring to the apple-like fruit of the Hawthorn trees abundantly growing in the area.
Wapakoneta, OH
Zzyzx, CA
Shamokin, PA
Cheektowoga, NY
Buffalo "Means, "Beautiful Water," or "Beautiful River." The meaning and derivation of the name continues to be a discussion point among residents and historians. No one argues that the original settlement, and later the city, was named for the creek on which it was located, but how that creek got its name is hotly disputed. One Indian derivation theory postulates that an Indian named "Buffalo" lived on the creek, prompting the early non-natives to call the stream "Buffalo's Creek." This Seneca was said to have been a member of the Wolf clan and called "De-gi-yah-goh," or "Buffalo" by his tribe."
Canada "means, "Village." A village is a small town or community. The word comes from an aboriginal word: "Kanata."
Cattaraugus "Cattaraugus: Derives its name from the Indian word "Gah-ta-ra-ke-ras," signifying "Sinking Shore" or "Sinking Beach," originally applied to Lake Erie"
Cayuga: "Means, "Boat Landing". The name also refers to one of the five original tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy."
Gowanda: "An Indian word meaning, “Beautiful Valley Among the Hills”,"
Tonawanda: "Means, "Land by the Waters". It was given to the town by the Neuter and Erie Indians, the area's original inhabitants."
Tuscarora: "Means, "Shirt Wearers.""
Chautauqua: Means "Bag Tied in the Middle".
Canandaigua: Means "Choosen Village"
Rochester: Means "GA-SKO-SA-GA is Seneca for 'at the falls'"
