tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post3984232046406575299..comments2024-03-27T15:41:01.956-04:00Comments on rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague: But what about Minnehaha Falls?rhymeswithplaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-24050721819483565212015-04-21T16:06:03.786-04:002015-04-21T16:06:03.786-04:00Snowbrush, I will try to find out and get back to ...<b>Snowbrush,</b> I will try to find out and get back to you. I will concentrate my search among Indian tribes who lived near mountains (that is, not the Seminoles or inhabitants of the Great Plains.) rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-55656148262957807032015-04-21T13:28:28.260-04:002015-04-21T13:28:28.260-04:00Now you've got me wondering about the Indian w...Now you've got me wondering about the Indian words for transmontane/tramontane.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-53812206553052485152015-04-20T08:16:27.762-04:002015-04-20T08:16:27.762-04:00Well, knock me over with a feather, a compliment f...Well, knock me over with a feather, a compliment from <b>Pudding</b>!<br /><br />And, of course, we both know that Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (a town in Wales) means "Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave" and Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (a town in New Zealand) means "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one"!<br /><br />Reading blog comments can be so educational....<br /><br />rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-20253073641292705682015-04-20T05:32:29.728-04:002015-04-20T05:32:29.728-04:00Interesting post Bob. You have always shown a keen...Interesting post Bob. You have always shown a keen interest in words. It is a passion we share. I visited Apalachicola FL in 2002 with my family. I loved that peaceful place and we ate superb baked oysters at Papa Joe's. There was a huge pile of oyster shells beyond the kitchen door. Sheffield - where I live simply means "field by the River Sheaf". In East Yorkshire there are many Viking place names such as "Brandesburton" which means "fortified farmstead of Brandr" who was presumably a Scandinavian settler.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com