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Hu-ron, an applied name, is usually considered French, but is 

 strongly suggestive of the frequent Huron-Iroquois word ronon, 

 a nation. Charlevoix derived it from the French word hures, zvild 

 hoars, with a fanciful story, but the Hurons were not known to the 

 French by this name for some time. It seems to have been used 

 only after visits to their country, and is probably of aboriginal 

 origin. 



Je-dan-da'-go, a landing place east of Jerondokat in 1687. 



On-ta'-ri-o, great or beautiful lake. A town is named from this. 



Seneca river is so named from leading to the Seneca county. 



Se-o-dose' is Morgan's name for Sodus bay. Blind Sodus bay 

 is farther east, and there are several French names for some of 

 these bays. 



So-doms, a creek in the Seneca country in 1726, was called 

 Sodons in 1763, and is usually identified with Sodus. 



Squa-gon'-na is given by J. V. H. Clark for the Montezuma 

 marshes, and suggests Morgan's name of Squa-yen'-na, a great 

 way up, for another place. This would refer to the tedious passage 

 of the marshes. It might also be derived from the Cayuga word 

 neskwagaonta, toad or frog. 



Te-ga-hone'-sa-o'-ta, child in baby frame, is Morgan's name for 

 Sodus bay creek. The first two syllables are locative, and Sodus 

 may have come from the others. 



Te-ger-hrnk'-se-ro<ie, a hill east of Sodus bay and belonging to 

 the Cayugas in 1758. It was called Tegerhunckseroda in 1726, and 

 strongly suggests the preceding name. The name v»'as also applied 

 to hills still farther east, and thus another meaning is possible — 

 even probable. 



Thi-o-he-ro, river of rushes. Though the name is appropriate 

 through all its course, this name of Seneca river is most significant 

 at the great marshes here. 



WESTCHESTER COUNTY 



In this county the Indian names are purely Algonquin, several 

 tribes of that family living here. 



Ac-qua-si-mink creek was by the tract bought in 1695, and east 

 of the Sachus tract. It may be derived from agweshau, zvood- 

 chuck, and locative terminal. 



