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Michigan—Mitohaw, great; sagiegan, lake. (Blois, Michi¬ 
gan, p. 177.) 
- Great lake or the weir, or fish-trap, from its shape. 
(B) 
-Probably a corrupt form of Michigami, meaning a 
large body of water or great lake. The Ottawas and Pottawat- 
tomies who lived along the shores of Lake M. may have given 
it that name instead of the Chippewa word Kitchigami (pro¬ 
nounced Kee-chee-gau-mee) whereby the latter designated Lake 
Superior or any other large body of water. (W) 
Michipicoton—Big sandy bay. (S) 
Milwaukee—A rich or beautiful land; pronounced by the 
Xndiaus Me-ne-aw-kee. (Louis Moran.) 
--(Min-no-u-ki)—Good land. (W) 
- The name of Milwaukie exhibits an instance of which 
there are many others, in which the Prench have substituted the 
sound of the letter 1 in place of n, in Indian words. Min in the 
Algonquin languages signifies good. Waukie is a derivation 
from aukie, earth or land, the fertility of the soil along the 
banks of that stream being the characteristic trait which is de¬ 
scribed in the Indian compound. (S) 
-- Mr. Gumoe of Court des Oreilles derives the word 
from Minewaki (pronounced Mee-na-wau-kee), a high promom 
tory such as may be found on both sides of the city now within 
the city limits. (W) 
- Minnoaki—Good land. (W) Min-no-a-ki. (See 
Introduction.) 
Mineral Point—In the early days of lead mining, the pla¬ 
teaus that abound in this region were called “points.” 
Minocqua—Good woman. 
Mississippi—The father of waters. (B) 
- (Mihchi-zee-bih)—Big river. (W) 
- The Indians never speak of the Mississippi as the 
Father of Waters—that is rather fanciful, but invariably refer 
to it as the Big River. The Winnebagoes called it FAkoonts- 
Lla-ta-kah—Re-koonts mieaning “river,” ha-ta-kah “large.” 
The Sioux called it Wat-pa-ton-ga—watpa, “river,” and tonga, 
“large.” Sauks designated it as Mecha-Sapo; Menomonees, 
