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When the town was founded in 1833, it drew it's name from the Canadian-French form of a native American Algonquian peoples' word. The native American Fox Peoples' version of the word means place of the wild onion. The native American Ojibwa Peoples' version of the word means at the skunk place or place of the bad smell.
Henri Joutel noted in 1688 that the wild garlic chicagouagrew there in great abundance.
Onions and garlic are relative plants of the Alliumfamily.
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What does the Chicago means?
Chicago means "wild onion."
What does the term checagou mean?
"Checagou" is a Potawatomi word that means "wild onion" or "skunk." It is thought to be the origin of the name "Chicago," as it refers to the wild garlic or onion that grew abundantly in the area.
What is the real meaning of the word Chicago?
Wild Onion.
What does the word Chicago mean and what language does it come from?
It has a Native American origin and in the Miami-Illinois language mean wild onion or wild garlic.Chicago is most likely an Indian name, since that area was once settled by the Native Americans. But I also heard that it may be a French name. Indian is your best betIt is the French Translatiion of the Native American word for wild onion in the Miami-Illinois language.
What does Chicago mean in Indian?
There is no language called "Indian".The name of the city of Chicago is a corrupted form of the Miami or Illinois word shikaakwa, meaning "wild onion" or "skunk smells".
What was Chicago named after?
It is deriived from a French translation of the Miami-Illinois word shikaakwa for wild onion or wild garlic.
What does the word Chicago mean?
It is a French translation of the Native American Miami Illinois Indian word for wild onion.
What does the word Chicago mean in Indian?
Chicago means onion or skunk. Or "smells bad" depending how you use it.
City in illinois meaning garlic fields?
Chicago comes from the Miami word shekaakwa meaning wild garlic, wild onion or skunk smells (not garlic fields).
How did Chicago get its name?
The town of Chicago was founded in 1833 and named by the French Canadians in their pronounciation and spelling of an Algonquian word. It is either the Fox tribe's word for "place of wild onion" or the Ojibwa tribe's word for "skunk". Either way, it has been recorded that wild onion, chives and garlic grew in the area and the Chicago River was named for the plants and their fragrance. Then the city that was built on the river was called by the same name.
How does someone find out the origins for Chicago street names?
Check out the book "Streetwise Chicago" by McNamee of the Sun-Times. It has all the names you would want to know.
What is the scientific name for wild onion grass in NJ?
The scientific name for wild onion grass commonly found in New Jersey is Allium canadense.
