The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of New Jersey whose names are derived from Native American languages.
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Counties [ edit ]
Settlements [ edit ]
Bodies of water [ edit ]
Absecon Inlet
Absecon Island
Alexauken Creek (tributary of the Delaware River in Hunterdon County ) (Lenape : Alàxhakink[1] )
Assunpink Creek (Lenape : Ahsën'pink[1] )
Assiscunk Creek
Lake Atsion
Batsto River
Campgaw Mountain
Capoolong Creek (tributary of South Branch Raritan River )
Cheesequake State Park
Chincopin Branch (tributary of the Manumuskin River in Cumberland County )
Chingarora Creek
Cohansey River
Crosswicks Creek
Cupsaw Lake
Cushetunk Mountain
Hakihokake Creek (tributary of Delaware River in Hunterdon County )
Hockhockson Swamp
Lake Hopatcong
Iosco (part of Bloomingdale )
Lake Iosco
Kittatinny Mountains (Lenape : Kitahtëne[1] )
Lamington
Lamington River
Loantaka Brook
Lockatong Creek
Luppatatong Creek
Macanippuck Run (tributary of Delaware River in Cumberland County ) (Lenape : Mèkënipèk[1] )
Machesautauxen Creek, alternate name for the Sleeper Branch (tributary of Mullica River )
Mahoras Brook
Manapaqua Branch (stream in Ocean County )
Manasquan
Manasquan River (Lenape : Mënàskunk[1] )
Manantico Creek
Mannington Creek
Manumuskin River
Manunka Chunk (location on the border of White Township and Knowlton Township ) (Lenape : Mënànkahchunk[1] )
Mashipacong Island (river island in the Delaware River )
Matchaponix Brook
Mattano Park
Metedeconk River
Mingamahone Brook (tributary of the Manasquan River in Monmouth County )
Minisink
Mount Mohepinoke (located on the border of Liberty Township and White Township )
Moonachie
Moosepac Pond (located in Jefferson Township )
Muksukemuk, native name for Deep Voll Brook
Mulhockaway Creek (a tributary of the South Branch Raritan River via Spruce Run in Hunterdon County )
Musconetcong Mountain
Musconetcong River
Muskee Creek (tributary of the Maurice River in Cumberland County )
Muskingum Brook (tributary of the Batsto River via Springers Brook in Burlington County )
Musquapsink Brook
Nacote Creek (tributary of the Mullica River in Atlantic County )
Nantuxent Creek
Navesink River
Nescochague Creek
Neshanic River
Nishisakawick Creek and Little Nishisakawick Creek (tributaries of the Delaware River in Frenchtown , Hunterdon County )
Nihomus Run (tributary of the Salem River in Salem County )
Nishuane Brook (tributary of the Second River in Essex County )
Nomahegan Brook (tributary of the Rahway River in Union County )
Normanook Brook alt. Normanock Brook (tributary of Big Flat Brook in Sandyston Township , Sussex County )
Oranoaken Creek
Packanack Mountain
Papakating Creek
Pascack Brook
Pascack Valley
Passaic River
Patcong Creek (tributary of Great Egg Harbor in Atlantic County )
Paunpeck Creek (tributary of the Hackensack River via Cromakill Creek in North Bergen , Hudson County )
Peckman River
Pennsauken Creek
Pequest River
Picatinny Arsenal
Pochuck Creek
Pochuck Mountain
Pohatcong Creek
Pohatcong Mountain
Pompeston Creek (tributary of the Delaware River in Burlington County )
Pompton River
Pophandusing Brook (tributary of the Delaware River in Warren County )
Preakness Range
Rahway River
Ramapo Mountains
Ramapo River
Rancocas Creek
Raritan Bay
Raritan River
Sanhickan, native name for the falls of the Delaware River at Trenton
Shabakunk Creek , West Branch Shabakunk Creek , and Little Shabakunk Creek
Shannoc Brook (tributary of Toms River in Ocean County )
Shipetaukin Creek (feeder stream of the D&R Canal in Mercer County )
Mount Tammany
Tantomwom, the native name for Long Hill .
Tulpehocken Creek
Upper Pohatcong Mountain
Waackaack Creek alt. Waycake Creek (tributary of Raritan Bay in Monmouth County –its name is given to the Waackaack Rear Range Light )
Wagaraw Brook
Wagaraw Mountain
Wampum Brook (tributary of Shrewsbury River in Monmouth County )
Wanaque River
Watchung Mountains
Warinanco Park
Watnong Mountain (located in Parsippany-Troy Hills )
Watsessing Park
Watsessing River
Waughaw Mountain (located in Montville Township )
Wawayanda Creek
Wawayanda Mountain
Wawayanda State Park
Weamaconk Creek (tributary of Matchaponix Brook in Monmouth County )
Wemrock Brook (tributary of Matchaponix Brook via Weamaconk Creek in Monmouth County )
Wesickaman Creek (tributary of the Mullica River in Burlington County )
Westecunk Creek
Whippany River
Wickecheoke Creek
Windbeam Mountain (located in Ringwood )
Yantacaw Brook (tributary of the Third River in Montclair , Essex County )
Yantacaw Brook Park
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Citations [ edit ]
Sources [ edit ]
Beauchamp, William Martin (1906). Aboriginal place names of New York . New York State Education Department, New York State Museum.
Bright, William (2004). Native American Place Names of the United States . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ruttenber, Edward Manning. History of the Indian tribes of Hudson's River: their origin, manners and customs, tribal and sub-tribal organizations, wars, treaties, etc., etc . J. Munsell, (1872)
Hutchinson, Viola L. (May 1945). The Origin of New Jersey Place Names (PDF) . New Jersey Public Library Commission.
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