List of New Jersey placenames of Native American origin explained
The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of New Jersey whose names are derived from Native American languages.
Listings
Counties
Settlements
Bodies of water
- Absecon Inlet
- Absecon Island
- Alexauken Creek (tributary of the Delaware River in Hunterdon County) (Lenape: Alàxhakink[1])
- Assunpink Creek (Lenape: Ahsën'pink[1])
- Assiscunk Creek
- Lake Atsion
- Batsto River
- Campgaw Mountain
- Capoolong Creek (tributary of South Branch Raritan River)
- Cheesequake State Park
- Chincopin Branch (tributary of the Manumuskin River in Cumberland County)
- Chingarora Creek
- Cohansey River
- Crosswicks Creek
- Cupsaw Lake
- Cushetunk Mountain
- Hakihokake Creek (tributary of Delaware River in Hunterdon County)
- Hockhockson Swamp
- Lake Hopatcong
- Iosco (part of Bloomingdale)
- Lake Iosco
- Kittatinny Mountains (Lenape: Kitahtëne[1])
- Lamington
- Lamington River
- Loantaka Brook
- Lockatong Creek
- Luppatatong Creek
- Macanippuck Run (tributary of Delaware River in Cumberland County) (Lenape: Mèkënipèk[1])
- Machesautauxen Creek, alternate name for the Sleeper Branch (tributary of Mullica River)
- Mahoras Brook
- Manapaqua Branch (stream in Ocean County)
- Manasquan
- Manasquan River (Lenape: Mënàskunk[1])
- Manantico Creek
- Mannington Creek
- Manumuskin River
- Manunka Chunk (location on the border of White Township and Knowlton Township) (Lenape: Mënànkahchunk[1])
- Mashipacong Island (river island in the Delaware River)
- Matchaponix Brook
- Mattano Park
- Metedeconk River
- Mingamahone Brook (tributary of the Manasquan River in Monmouth County)
- Minisink
- Mount Mohepinoke (located on the border of Liberty Township and White Township)
- Moonachie
- Moosepac Pond (located in Jefferson Township)
- Muksukemuk, native name for Deep Voll Brook
- Mulhockaway Creek (a tributary of the South Branch Raritan River via Spruce Run in Hunterdon County)
- Musconetcong Mountain
- Musconetcong River
- Muskee Creek (tributary of the Maurice River in Cumberland County)
- Muskingum Brook (tributary of the Batsto River via Springers Brook in Burlington County)
- Musquapsink Brook
- Nacote Creek (tributary of the Mullica River in Atlantic County)
- Nantuxent Creek
- Navesink River
- Nescochague Creek
- Neshanic River
- Nishisakawick Creek and Little Nishisakawick Creek (tributaries of the Delaware River in Frenchtown, Hunterdon County)
- Nihomus Run (tributary of the Salem River in Salem County)
- Nishuane Brook (tributary of the Second River in Essex County)
- Nomahegan Brook (tributary of the Rahway River in Union County)
- Normanook Brook alt. Normanock Brook (tributary of Big Flat Brook in Sandyston Township, Sussex County)
- Oranoaken Creek
- Packanack Mountain
- Papakating Creek
- Pascack Brook
- Pascack Valley
- Passaic River
- Patcong Creek (tributary of Great Egg Harbor in Atlantic County)
- Paunpeck Creek (tributary of the Hackensack River via Cromakill Creek in North Bergen, Hudson County)
- Peckman River
- Pennsauken Creek
- Pequest River
- Picatinny Arsenal
- Pochuck Creek
- Pochuck Mountain
- Pohatcong Creek
- Pohatcong Mountain
- Pompeston Creek (tributary of the Delaware River in Burlington County)
- Pompton River
- Pophandusing Brook (tributary of the Delaware River in Warren County)
- Preakness Range
- Rahway River
- Ramapo Mountains
- Ramapo River
- Rancocas Creek
- Raritan Bay
- Raritan River
- Sanhickan, native name for the falls of the Delaware River at Trenton
- Shabakunk Creek, West Branch Shabakunk Creek, and Little Shabakunk Creek
- Shannoc Brook (tributary of Toms River in Ocean County)
- Shipetaukin Creek (feeder stream of the D&R Canal in Mercer County)
- Mount Tammany
- Tantomwom, the native name for Long Hill.
- Tulpehocken Creek
- Upper Pohatcong Mountain
- Waackaack Creek alt. Waycake Creek (tributary of Raritan Bay in Monmouth County –its name is given to the Waackaack Rear Range Light)
- Wagaraw Brook
- Wagaraw Mountain
- Wampum Brook (tributary of Shrewsbury River in Monmouth County)
- Wanaque River
- Watchung Mountains
- Warinanco Park
- Watnong Mountain (located in Parsippany-Troy Hills)
- Watsessing Park
- Watsessing River
- Waughaw Mountain (located in Montville Township)
- Wawayanda Creek
- Wawayanda Mountain
- Wawayanda State Park
- Weamaconk Creek (tributary of Matchaponix Brook in Monmouth County)
- Wemrock Brook (tributary of Matchaponix Brook via Weamaconk Creek in Monmouth County)
- Wesickaman Creek (tributary of the Mullica River in Burlington County)
- Westecunk Creek
- Whippany River
- Wickecheoke Creek
- Windbeam Mountain (located in Ringwood)
- Yantacaw Brook (tributary of the Third River in Montclair, Essex County)
- Yantacaw Brook Park
See also
References
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.
- Ruttenber, Edward Manning. History of the Indian tribes of Hudson's River: their origin, manners and customs, tribal and sub-tribal organizations, wars, treaties, etc., etc. J. Munsell, (1872)
- Book: Hutchinson . Viola L. . The Origin of New Jersey Place Names . New Jersey Public Library Commission . May 1945.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Lenape Talking Dictionary . 2013-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032652/http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=12342 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
