Inis of Papirinemen.-- Spuyten Duyvil Creek ; also place at north end name has a verbal termination denoting the act of doing something, a suffix not allowable m divide, « to parcel out,"_ to name denoting n. a personalnie it was probably ine HencePew names. . variation, divert, to place Pechquinakonck.-- (Van der Donck.) A locality in North Salem; probably originally an

Pachquin-ak-onk, " at the land raised or lifted up." Indian village situated on high land. "the chosen-tree," probably a boundPepe-rnightug, in Bedford.all .--A river Pepemighting y. gin n „■■•,-, i ary mark ori Probably a boundary in Bedford. pond and river a Peppeneghak, Yar., Peppenegkek.-- name ; " the chosen stake." like the-- previous mark See Tuckahoe (?). Pockerhoe. not Poningoe.-- Var., Peningoe. Locality in Rye. Looks like a personal name, meaning ascertained.

"at Pocantico.-- Var., Pokanteco, Puegkanteko, Peckantico. Tarrytown. Pohki-tuck-ut, the clear creek." p0titiais.--A trail. An abbreviation of Mutighticoos (J). Var., Pockcotessewake.--A brook in Rye; also another name for Mamaroneck River. seems Pockottssewake. Probably the name of some Indian. The chief called Meghtesewakes to have had a name with a similar termination but different prefix. Pokessake, a grantor on the Norwalk deed of 1651. Seemingly a personal name. Quaroppas.-- White Plains, including Scarsdale. Quinnahung. -- Hunt's Point, West Farms, " a long, high place." land. Wanachque, "end, point, or stop." The name has probably Bronck's lostRanachque.-- a locative. See Senasque. Rahonaness.--A plain east of Rye. Probably so called from an Indian. J{;nl,„,raws. Var., Nippmrance (Captain John Mason, 1643). "The plantatio of Rippowams is named Stamforde " (X. H. Rec, Vol. I, p. 69). This included the territory on both sides of Mill River. The late J. H. Trumbull was unable to translate this name. It may the be rather presuming to suggest where he failed. We think we can see Nipau-apuchk in In colloDelaware, or Nepau-ompsk in the Massachusetts, " a standing or rising up rock." quial use ompsk is frequently abbreviated to ams.