Pushepatapa Creek
Pushepatapa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[1][1]
Pushepatapa is a name most likely derived from the Choctaw language; it's purported to mean "sandy bottom".[2] Variant names are "Poosheepatapa Creek", "Poosheepatopa Creek", "Pushapatappa Creek", "Pushepetapa Creek", "Pushepetappy Creek", and "Pushpetappy Creek".[1]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pushepatapa Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.