Athabasca: From the
Woods Cree word aðapaskāw, "[where] there are plants one after another".[11]
Bow: After the reeds growing along its banks, which were used by the local Indians to make bows.
Brazos: From the
SpanishLos Brazos de Dios, or "the arms of God". There are several different explanations for the name, all involving it being the first water to be found by desperately thirsty parties.
Canadian River: The etymology is unclear. The name may have come from French-Canadian traders and hunters who traveled along the river, or early explorers may have thought that the river flowed into Canada.
Susquehanna: Named after the
Susquehannock Indians, whose name derives from an Algonquian word meaning "people at the falls", "roily water people",[20] or "muddy current".[21]
Athabasca: From the
Woods Cree word aðapaskāw, "[where] there are plants one after another".[11]
Bow: After the reeds growing along its banks, which were used by the local Indians to make bows.
Brazos: From the
SpanishLos Brazos de Dios, or "the arms of God". There are several different explanations for the name, all involving it being the first water to be found by desperately thirsty parties.
Canadian River: The etymology is unclear. The name may have come from French-Canadian traders and hunters who traveled along the river, or early explorers may have thought that the river flowed into Canada.
Susquehanna: Named after the
Susquehannock Indians, whose name derives from an Algonquian word meaning "people at the falls", "roily water people",[20] or "muddy current".[21]