• The Pantser@lemmy.world
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    Joke can be equally made with Native American names, especially Michigan which is named from Algonquin word “Mishigamaw,” meaning “big lake” or “great water,” deriving its name from the lake of the same name.

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      Native American words for landmarks are so cool, much better than the colonial equivalents.

      Mt. McKinley - Denali

      Mt. Adams - Klikitat

      Mt. Jefferson - Seekseekqua

      Mt. Rainier - Tacoma

      Mt. Shasta - Ako-yet

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        What’s always seemed so strange to me is how common the amount of vehicles that steal indigenous names from various places.

        Cherokee (car and a plane)

        Comanche

        Tacoma

        Cheyenne

        Dakota

        Taos

        Pontiac (entire company)

        Winnebago

        Touareg

        Indian (motorcycles)

        Aztek

        Chieftain

        Star Chief

        Super Chief

        Thunderbird

        Chief

        Scout

        Dark Horse

        Qashqai

        Oroch

        Black Hawk

        Chinook

        Apache

        These are all brand names, names of cars, motorhomes, motorcycles, military vehicles, etc. Apparently decades ago, the manufacturers didn’t even shy from how these were named, and there were a lot of questionable ads.

        Probably tons more throughout the world.

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      A lot of the Seattle area has retained its original indigenous names… Seattle itself was the name of the local chief, Tukwila, Sammamish, Issaquah, Tacoma, Puyallup, Snoqualmie.

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      Thia should be a post on thia sub on its own instead of a throwaway comment on a meme. This is the kinda stuff I would love to see here!