Iroquoian
Place Names

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Canada	Kanáta'	Mohawk (?)	Town, village, settlement
Toronto, ON	Káôto'	Seneca	Tree/Log in the Water
	Terôto' (Teron:to)	Mohawk	Two Trees/Logs in the Water (?)
Caughnawaga Reserve	Kánöwö'ke	Seneca	At the Rapids
Hamilton, ON	Tyóâkö	Seneca	In the Valley There
Rrand River Reserve, ON	Swékë'	Seneca	?
Six Nations Reserve, ON	Swékë'	Seneca	?
Tyendanega Reserve	Kanyë'ke	Seneca	At the Flint

Florida

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Florida	Teka'nötötúnö'	Mingo	Where Alligators Live
Tallahassee	Kanötakëstánö'	Mingo	Abandoned Villages (translation of the original meaning of the name Tallahassee)

Kentucky

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Kentucky	Këta'ke	Mingo	At the Meadow

Maryland

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Baltimore	Kayahsutö'ke	Seneca	At the Cross Place

Massachusetts

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Boston	Wastö'ke	Seneca	At "Waston" (alliteration of "Boston")

New York

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Akron	Heyóôkë	Seneca	Heard Over There
	Tyóôkot	Seneca	Notifies There
Albany	Skánehtati	Seneca	On the Other Side of the Pines
Allegany Reservation	Ohío'	Seneca	Good River
Auburn	Twasko'	Seneca	Bridge There
Brant	Tkëötót	Seneca	Post Standing There
Buffalo	Tosyówê	Seneca	?
	Tetyoosyókê	Seneca	Between Basswoods
Canadaigua	Tkanötæækwë	Seneca	Chosen Town
Cattaragus Reservation	Ka'tæækëskêô'	Seneca	Where the Clay Smells
Chatauqua Lake	Tsa'tahkwë	Seneca	"something taken off" (?)
Clarence	Thanönokeo'	Seneca	Hickory Place
Cornplanter Reservation	Tyonöhsatékë	Seneca	Burnt House
Dunkirk	Kanë'taweö'	Seneca	"ground pine" (?)
Farnham	Tkatsi'ehto'	Seneca	Crayfish in the Water
Fredonia	Tka'taesös	Seneca	Tall Chimney There
Geneseo	Tsyoneshíyo	Seneca	"pretty sand place" (?)
Gowanda	Tsyoköwöti	Seneca	Other Side of the Rapid
Irving	Tyokeo'tsáé'	Seneca	There is Grass in it
Kill Buck	Tyos'skwæætásé	Seneca	It Goes Around a Stone There
Newton, Cattaragus	Tkanötasé'	Seneca	A New Town There
New York City	Tkanôto'	Seneca	Town in Water There
Onondaga Reservation	Onöta'ke	Seneca	At the Hill
Onondaga	Kanöktiyo'ke	Seneca	At the Good Place
Quaker Bridge	Ha'teyoyáya'ktö	Seneca	Where it Crosses Over
Silver Creek	Tkaenötëhtá'	Seneca	References Ridges
Tonawanda Reservation	Thánöwöte'	Seneca	His Rapids are There
Tuscarora Reservation	Taskeowë'ke	Seneca	?
Versailles	Kastëëkô	Seneca	In the Cliffs

Ohio

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Ohio	Ohíyo', Uhíyu'	Mingo	Good River
Cleaveland	Kayaha'ke	Seneca	In the Stream

Pennsylvania

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Kinzua	Tkëtsóá'	Seneca	Small Fish There
Philadelphia	Tkanötayë'kówá	Seneca	Big Town There
Pittsburgh	Tyaötéúkë'	Mingo	?
	Tyohatë'syö'	Seneca	?
	Työtéókë'	Seneca	?
	Tyoötókë'	Seneca	?
	Tyaötékë'	Seneca	?
Sugar Grove	Työëtsë'syô'	Seneca	Sunken Parts of Land
Warren	Kánöwökô	Seneca	In the Rapids

Washington, DC

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
Washington DC	Hanötakányasne	Seneca	At the "Village Destroyer" (George Washington was called "Village Destroyer" by the Iroquois people: "Ranatakaryaks" in Mohawk, "Hanötakányas" in Seneca)

West Virginia

English Name	Iroquoian Name	Language	Meaning
West Virginia	Työtaheshtahkwa'ke	Mingo	At (the place) where One Hides There, At the Hiding Place (The West-Virginia mountains were used as a refuge place for the Mingo people)
Elkins	Tekëhôké	Mingo	Two Rivers
Mingo	Kanötakëstánö	Mingo	Abandoned Villages
Onego	Únéku'	Mingo	Boiled Water (?)
Parsons	Twênutöö'	Mingo	It Floods There
Seneca Rocks	Tsyukâúnö'	Mingo	Little People Live There

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