Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map"Of all the states of the American union, none has a name that has been spelled in more ways, or interpreted more variously, than Wisconsin. Among the spellings listed are Mesconsin, Meskousing, Mishkonsing, Ouisconsens, Ouisconsin, Ouisconsing, Ouiscousing, Ouiskonsin, Owisconsing, Quisconsing, Weeskonsan, Wisconsan, Wisconsin, Wishkonsing, and Wiskonsin. The name has been attributed to the French, Menominee, Ojibwa, Potawatami, Sauk-Fox, and Winnebago languages." |
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Contents
Wisconsins Name | 3 |
Personal Names | 35 |
Womens Names | 73 |
Literary and Legendary Names | 86 |
The Spirit World | 100 |
Ethnicity Gender Rank Occupation and Age | 120 |
Names from Fauna | 140 |
Names from Flora | 159 |
Topography | 177 |
State Names | 195 |
Names from South of the Border | 219 |
Artificial Names | 232 |