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Ne-so-pack pond was on the line of land bought in Lewisboro in 

 1708. This is from neeshauog, eels, and pang, zvater or pond. 



Nim-ham mountain was called after a noted chief. 



Ni-pi-nich-sen was a fort at Spuyten Duyvil creek, and was on 

 the north side of the creek at Berrian's Neck. Tooker interprets 

 this small pond, deriving it from nipisse, the diminutive of nippe, 

 thus making it mean small water. 



Noch-pe-em has Noapain and Ochpeen as variants, and its sachem 

 was mentioned in 1644. It appears on Van der Donck's map. 

 Tooker makes this a dwelling place, but the reason is not clear. 



Noname's hill still bears the name of that chief. 



O-nox had its name from the oldest son of Ponus, a chief of 

 importance. 



Oregon is a western name applied to a village in Cortlandt. 



Os-ca-wa-na. The sachem of this place was mentioned in 1690, 

 and the name is now given to Oscawana island, apparently referring 

 to grass, or any green herb. 



Os-sin-sing, stone upon stone, is now the town of Ossiniiig. Sing 

 Sing is derived by Ruttenber from ossin, a stone, and ing, place, and 

 thence comes place of stones. This is the usual general definition. 

 In a deed of 1685 there is mentioned " a creek called Kitchawan, 

 called by the Indians Sink Sink." The former name is that of the 

 Croton river, but both are appropriate for many places. 



Pa-cha-mitt was fhe name of a tribe from the place where they 

 lived, given by Tooker ^s meaning the turning aside place. The 

 chief Pachami had his name from this. 



Pa-pir-in-i-men was Bolton's name for Spuyten Duyvil creek, 

 but O'Callaghan applied it to land east of the creek. As early as 

 1669 a causeway was to be made over marshy land between Papa- 

 rinimon and Fordham. Tooker assigned it both to the creek and 

 a place at the north end of Manhattan island, and thought it a per- 

 sonal name, meaning to parcel out or divide. In 1682 was men- 

 tioned a creek called " Papparinemo, which divides York island 

 from the main, and so along the said creek or kill as it runs to the 

 Hudson's river." In the manor grant of Fordham is also mentioned 

 " the first point on the mainland to the east of the island Peperi- 

 niman." It is evident that it was a general name, covering other 

 local names. 



