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Mi-rach-taii-hack-y. The sachem of this was mentioned in 1645. 



Mis-pa-tuck brook in IsHp. The name might mean a great fall, 

 but this would depend on local conditions. More probably it means 

 a large stream. 



The sachem of Moch-gon-ne-konck was mentioned in 1645, and 

 the name may be a variant of that for Gardiner's island. 



Mon-co-rum was a place near Peconic river in 1677. 



In the Hashamommock purchase of 1645, " Monnepaught at the 

 fresh pann " is mentioned. 



Mon-tauk has been translated both island country and fort 

 country. Ruttenber derived it from mintuk, a tree, as given by 

 Roger Williams, but that early writer is not supported in this 

 spelling, and this derivation may be dropped for other plain 

 reasons. Trumbull gave the original form as Montauket or Mon- 

 tacut, and thought it might be from manati, auke and it, col- 

 lectively in the island country, or country of islanders. Williams 

 wrote it Munnatawkit, which does not strengthen Ruttenber's 

 definition. , 



Mo-ri-ches is now the name of a village and bay in Brookhaven. 

 Meroges has been given as the original. In 1685 there was men- 

 tioned a " Certain neck of land at Unquachage, known by the name 

 of Merryes," which was in Brookhaven. In 1693 it was called 

 Merigies Neck at Unquetague, on the south side of Long Island. 

 Tooker thought tlfls a personal name. 



Mot-to-mog was on Mastic Neck, and is also writen Mattemoy. 



Mus-ka-tuc is in the east part of Islip. From moskeht, grass, 

 and either tuk, river, or auke, land, probably the last. 



Nach-a-qua-tuck is supposed to be Cold Spring in Huntington, 

 but some mention it as Nashaquatac, on the east si(^ of that place. 

 It may be derived from nashquttag, a fierce fire, but other deriva- 

 tions can be suggested. 



A deed of Na-gun-ta-togue Neck was given in 1691. It was 

 mentioned as Naguntatoug Neck more than a score of years earlier. 

 This was in Huntington, and was afterward called Ketcham's Neck. 

 It comes from naguntu, on the sand. 



Nam-ke, according to Ruttenber, is a creek near Riverhead, and 

 he derives it from namaas, fish, and ke, place. Others have applied 



