Monongalia County

English

Etymology

Named after the Monongahela River, with a variation in spelling. Ultimately derived from Unami mënaonkihëla (“where the banks cave in”).[1]

Proper noun

Monongalia County

  1. One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Morgantown.

References
  1. Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “Mënaonkihëla”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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