Mongaup River
Mongaup River is a stream in the U.S. state of New York.[1] It is a tributary to the Delaware River.
Mongaup is a name derived from an Indian language meaning perhaps "dancing feather" or "huckeberry valley".[2] Variant spellings have been "Mangawping River", "Mingwing River", "Mon-gaw-ping River" and "Mongaap River".[1]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mongaup River
- ^ Ren Vasiliev (2004). From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames. Syracuse University Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8156-0798-4.
...has been translated as "huckleberry valley" and "dancing feather."