ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK I79 



Mas-ktit-cho-ung, in 1659, was a neck on the south side of Hemp- 

 stead, the name apparently referring to meadows. 



Mas-pet or Mispat was also called Wandowenock, and is in New- 

 town. It is more commonly Maspeth. 



Mas-sa-pe-qua was an Indian village at Oyster Bay. 



Mat-o-wacks or Meitowax, land of periwinkles, was a name for 

 all Long Island, though most applicable to the eastern half. It is 

 variously written. 



Mat-se-pe in 1644 is now Massepa river. It probably means a 

 large river, though a bad signification is just as easily found. 



Mat-tan-wake has been defined as long island, but of course this 

 is a corrupted form. Heckewelder suggested that originally this 

 meant the island country, but Tooker does not agree with him. It 

 properly belongs to Suffolk county. 



Me-ric, Moroke or Merikoke is the Indian name of Merrick, m 

 the town of Hempstead, and was so named from a tribe living there. 

 These Mericoke Indians sold some land in 1657. In a land sale in 

 1643 they were called Indians of Merriack or Rockaway. Merrack 

 Neck was mentioned in 1658. 



Mus-coo-ta, a grassy place or Hat. This was a frequent name. 



On-qua or Unqua was a neck in Oyster Bay, according to Thomp- 

 son. Mrs Flint identified Unkway Neck with Massapequa. In a 

 journal of 1673 it is said : " We had Onkeway on our beam " in 

 coming from Gardiner's bay to New York. Ongkoue means be- 

 yond or on the other side, in some Algonquin dialects. 



Qua-o-tu-ac, east of Flushing, is now Little Neck. 



Rech-ka-wyck appears in 1660, and Reckowacky in the same 

 year. Rechwuwhatky of 1645 and Reckonhacky of the same period 

 seem identical. Sandy place. 



Rock-a-way, bushy place, but some interpret it sandy beach. It 

 was mentioned as Racowa beach in 1709, and as Rockaway in 1656. 



Sa-cut is said to have been an early name of Success pond. 



The Se-que-tanck Indians of 1675 seem those of Seacutang, men- 

 tioned in 1656. 



Sick-e-teuw-hack-y was at the east boundary of land sold on the 

 south shore by the chief of Sintsinck, in 1639. It was Sicketeu- 

 hacky in 1645, as well as similar forms later. This was apparently 

 south of Martin Gerritsen's bay. 



