Appoqua, signifies « to coyer;" tree, and used a generic, heme -the covering tree." possibly a descriptive term for the lurch -- Var.s Apparaghpogh. Lands near Verplanck's Point, also a locality the with east ** AppamaghpTgT Cortlandt. The main stem of this term is the same as that in the previous name, of place a i.e., water-place," covering (lodge) -The pond." « or suffix paug, - a water-place " covering the cat-tail Hag ( Typha latifolia) was cut. The Hags were used for mats and where wigwams. „ T , , . ,

is the same, Aquehung.-- A locality on the Bronx River. The name of Staten Island Acquehonga, « a high bank or bluff;" also Hocbjueiud; "on high." It means "an oyster." or " the roasted shell-fish. Rye.Cohamong. Apwonnah.-- Armonck. -- See corrupted. Its meanirmenperal.--Ynv., Armenperai. Sprain River. Probably greatly called Armenveruis inghas not been ascertained. A district on the Schuylkill River, ^^•as be p. (Col. Hist. N. Y., Vol. I., p. 593), probably the same name, for the v should ascertained. not iskewaen. -- A personal name, meaning term signifies this of Ispetong.-- A bold eminence in Bedford. The main stem or root applies well to which height," a •• Ashpohtag, form the in it uses Eliot locality. the aspej up," raise "to Isumsowis --A locality in Pelham ; a personal name probably. a -creek." Bisightick, Bissightick.--VnT., pissiqh-tuck ; Delaware, Assisk-tik.

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the "Dumpling Be-tuck-qua-pock.--VM., petuquapaen (Van der Donck's map). Ibis was ± rumpond," at Greenwich, Conn. P'tukqua-paug, -a round pond, or water-place. (See bull's Names in Connecticut.) Canopus. -- Name of a chieftain. to Cantetoe.-- In this form not a place name, but seemingly from Cantecoy, "to sing and dance." Variation., Kante Kante, Cante Cante, etc. It may have been derived, however, . . from Pocantico, which see chief. ( 'atonah.-- Var., Katonah, Ket-atonah, " great mountain." Said to he the name of a Cantetoe, by some is said to he a variant of Catonah. form. present its in beaver-dam It does not mean Cisqua --See Kisco.