Lappatubby Creek Explained

Lappatubby Creek
Etymology:	from Choctaw "lappita ubi", meaning "buck killer"^[1]

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

Lappatubby is a name derived from a Native American language (Choctaw or Chickasaw) purported to mean "buck killer".^[2] A variant name is "Lappatuppy Creek".

References

34.4318°N -89.129°W

Notes and References

1. Lea L.. Seale. 1939. Indian Place-Names in Mississippi. PhD thesis. Louisiana State University. 111. 29 November 2021. 10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.7812. free.
2. Book: Baca, Keith A.. Native American Place Names in Mississippi. 2007. University Press of Mississippi. 978-1-60473-483-6. 50.