ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK I05 



pronounced De-o-dou-sote. Morgan gave it simply as De- 

 o'-de-sote, the spring, Indian pronunciation not being exact. 

 This place is identified by Doty as the Gan-nou-na-ta of De 

 Nonville, styled Gannondata in the act of possession. Belmont 

 called it Ounenaba, which would be an Algonquin word if correctly 

 given, but he probably intended the Iroquois name. Doty thought 

 it the Keinthe of Greenhalgh. Viele termed it Kaunonada, and 

 Lahontan Danoncaritarui, which is west of the Genesee on Kitchin's 

 map. Marshall placed it 2 miles southeast of East Avon and 

 thought it might be Gannounata. Its identification will not now be 

 discussed. {See Ontario county]. 



Dyu-hah-gaih, the current bites the hank, or eats it away, is Doty's 

 name for a former Oneida village on the Genesee. Some Oneidas 

 and Tuscaroras espoused the royal cause. 



Ga-hali-dae-ont-hwah, the hemlock was poured out; i. e. the fine 

 leaves of the tree or a drink made from them. Doty gave this as 

 one name of Squakie Hill. Morgan wrote it Ga-neh'-da-on-tweh, 

 where hemlock luas spilled, applying it to Moscow or an Indian 

 village there. 



Gah-ni'-gah'-dot, the pestle stands there, was a recent village near 

 East Avon. 



Ga-ne-o-de'-ya, clear small lake, is Doty's name for the great 

 spring at Caledonia. This name is usually translated handsome lake, 

 though it has also a reference to greatness. 



Gan-nou-na-ta, an early Seneca town already mentioned and 

 usually identified with Keinthe. It has been placed in the town of 

 Avon and also at the village of Lima. 



Ga-non'-da-seeh, new town, near Moscow, was a resort for pigeon 

 shooting but was not occupied in the winter. 



Ga-nus'-ga-go, among the milkweeds, has already been mentioned 

 as Morgan's name for a Seneca village at Dansville. He makes it 

 equivalent to the Seneca Canaseraga. 



Ga-on-do-wa-nuh, hig tree, was a Seneca village in Leicester, 2 

 miles west of the river. Morgan made it Ga-un-do'-wa-neh, or hig 

 tree, on a hill a mile north of Cuylerville. French has the meaning 

 from an immense oak on the river bank near Geneseo. It was a 

 favorite personal name. 



