Indian Words with Their Meanings

Source: The History of Berks County, Pennsylvania by F.W. Balthaser (1925), pages 14-15.

Allegheny means "Fair water" now called Allegheny

Ganshowehanne means "Tumbling stream" now called Schuylkill

Gokhosing means "Place of owls" now called Cacoosing

Kau-ta-tin-chunk means "Endless" now called Blue Mountain

Lechauweki means "Place of forks" now called South Mountain

Machksithanne means "Bear's path creek" now called Maxatawny

Mussealy means "Trout stream" now called Moselem

Manakesse means "Stream with large beds" now called Monocacy

Menhaltanink means "Where we drank liquor" now called Manatawny

Navesink means "Place of fishing" now called Neversink

Olink means "Hole" now called Oley

Ontelaunee means "Little maiden" now called Maiden Creek

Pakihmomink means "Place of cranberries" now called Perkiomen

Sakunk means "Place of outlet" now called Sacony

Sinne-hanne means "Stony stream" now called Stony Creek

Siquas-hanne means "A plum stream" now called Plum Creek

Tamaue-hanne means "Beaver stream" now called Beaver Creek

Tulpewihaki means "Land of turtles" now called Tulpehocken

Wy-o-miss-i-niks means "Place of long fish" now called Wyomissing