Bywy Creek (Choctaw County, Mississippi) Explained

Bywy Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Mississippi
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Choctaw County#

Bywy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Bywy Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "leaning white oak".[1] Variant names are "Big Bywiah Creek", "Big Bywy", "Big Bywyah", "By Wy", "By Wyah", and "Bywyah".

References

33.4632°N -89.3726°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baca, Keith A.. Native American Place Names in Mississippi. 2007. University Press of Mississippi. 978-1-60473-483-6. 18.