ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK 9<,) 



sidered it an Indian name. Egbert Benson said : " The bay between 

 the geele, yclloic, and the roode, red, Hooks, still retains its Indian 

 name of Gawamus." Mrs Martha B. Flint thought the name doubt- 

 ful, saying that Gouwee was a Dutch wQfd meaning bay, and in- 

 stancing its use in the Komme Gouw of eastern Long Island. 



Hoop-an-mak or Hoopaninak was an island near Equendito in 

 1664. This may be from hopuonck, a tobacco pipe, or anything 

 much curved. 



Ih-pe-ton-ga is Schoolcraft's name for Brooklyn Heights, defined 

 high sandy bank, and without historic foundation. Mr Tooker says 

 iL is found only in Schoolcraft, who took the word bodily from the 

 Ojibwa. Its parallel in the Delaware, achwowangeu, high sandy 

 banks, is not applicable to that place, but is varied in the Indian 

 name of Aquehonga or Staten Island. Mrs Flint accepts School- 

 craft's name and locality. 



The tribe at Ke-sha-ech-pue-rem sold Governor's island in 1637. 

 This was a name for Canarsie in 1636, and meant the council fire. 



Ma-cut-te-ris or Macuthris, an island near Equendito in 1664. 



Ma-ke-o-pa-ca was a tract of land at Gravesend, for which a 

 confirmatory deed was given in 1684. This may be from mahche- 

 poo, he has eaten, in allusion to an eating place on the shore. 



Man-a-han-ning, a place at or near the island, was a neck sold 

 with Coney island. 



Me-rey-cha-wick is usually defined sandy place, and was a part 

 of Brooklyn. It was written Marychkenwikingh in 1637, and Ma- 

 reckkawick in 1642, being at Red Hook in the 12th ward. Rutten- 

 ber derived it from me, definite article, reckwa, sand, and ick, place. 

 This is hardly satisfactory, and Tooker thought it erroneous, sup- 

 posing that Merechkawink would be more correctly defined at his 

 fortified house, like Zeisberger's mechmauwikenk, a camp, or a 

 similar word for a great gathering in his house. Wallabout bay 

 was known as " the boght of Mareckawick." 



Mer-i-to-wacks, variously written, was used by the New England 

 Indians for Long Island, meaning land of tin- pcrizcinkle or ear- 

 shell, the principal supply coming thence for making wampum. 



Mes-pa-ech-tes was a name for Maspeth kill in 1638, being iJ-4 

 leagues from Wallabout bay. The land next to Mespatchis Neck 

 was patented in 1642. 



