|
Name |
Pronunciation |
Native Meaning |
| Alki
Point |
AL-key |
by and by |
| Algona
|
al-GOH-nah |
valley of flowers |
| Cathlamet
|
KATH-LA-muht |
stone |
| Chehalis |
shuh-HAY-lis |
shining sands |
| Chico |
CHEE-KOH |
name of
a Native American chief |
|
Chinook |
ski-NOOK |
name for a group of
Native American tribes |
| Clallam County |
FLAL-uhm |
Native American tribe known as brace
people |
| Claquato |
KLA-wa-toh |
high land |
| Cowlitz
County |
KOW-litz |
capturing the medicine spirit |
| Dewatto |
de-WAH-yoh |
home of evil spirits that drove men
crazy |
| Duckabush River |
KUHK-uh-boosh |
reddish face |
| Duwamish |
doo-WAH-mish |
people living on the river |
| Elwah
River |
EL-wah |
elk |
| Enetai |
EN-a-teys |
crossing |
|
Enumclaw |
EE-nuhm-klaw |
home of evil spirits |
| HOH
River |
HO |
after a band of Quillayute
Native Americans |
| Hoquiam |
HOH-kwee-uhm |
hungry for wood |
| Humptulips |
huhm-TOO-lips |
hard to pale |
| Illahee
|
il-LAH-hee
|
a Chinook jargon word meaning earth |
| Ilwaco
|
IL-wah-koh |
name of
a Native American tribe |
| Kalama |
kuh-LAM-uh |
pretty maiden |
| Kamikche |
kuh-MIL-chee |
valley |
|
Kitsap |
KIT-sap |
brave |
| Klispan Beach |
KLIP-suhn |
sunset |
| Kula Kala |
KUH-la-KAH-la |
travel |
| La Push |
luh-POOSH |
mouth |
| Lilliwaup |
LIL-uh-wahp |
inlet |
| Lummi Island |
LUHM-ee |
inhabited by Lummi tribe |
| Makah |
ma-KAH |
the Cape people |
|
Minnehaha |
MIN-ee-haw-haw |
water falls or laughing water |
| Moclips |
MOH-kilips |
where girls went as they approached
puberty |
| Mowich Lake |
MOH-ich |
deer |
| Muckleshoot |
MUCK-il-SHOOT |
river junction |
| Muckilteo |
MUHK-il-TEE-oh |
good camping grounds |
| Nahcotta |
NAH-KAH-tuh |
name of
a Native American chief |
| Napavine |
NA-puh-veyen |
small prairie |
| Neah
Bay |
NEE-uh |
cape people |
| Nespelem |
nez-PEE-luhm |
flat land |
| Nisqually |
nis-KWAHL-ee |
square nose |
| Nooksack
|
NOOK-sak
|
mountain men |
| Ohanapecosh
|
oh-HAN-up-pee-kahsh
|
“Oh, Look!”
|
|
Olalla |
oh-LAL-uh
|
many berries |
|
Orting |
OR-ting |
prairie village |
| Oyehut
|
OYE-hut
|
trails end |
| Ozette
|
oh-ZET
|
name of
a Native American reservation |
| Palouse
|
pa-LOUSE |
name of
a Native American tribe |
| Pilchuck
|
PIL-chuck
|
red water |
|
Potlatch |
POT-latch |
to give |
|
Puyallup |
pyoo-AL-0uhp |
generous people |
| Pysht
|
PISHT
|
fish |
| Queets
|
KWEETS
|
named after Quaitso
Native Americans |
| Quilcene
|
KWIL-seen
|
salt water people |
| Quillayute
|
KWIL-uh-yoot
|
river with no head |
| Quinault
|
kwin-AWLT
|
largest village of
Native American tribe in
valley |
| Samish
|
SAM-ish
|
hunter |
| Sammamish
|
sam-MAM-mish
|
named for
a Native American tribe |
| Satsop
|
SAT-suhp
|
on a stream |
| Sauk
|
SAWK
|
named for
a Native American tribe |
|
Seattle |
see-AT-uhl
|
named after
Native American chief Sealth |
| Sequim
|
SKWIM
|
quiet water |
| Sekiu
|
SEE-kyoo
|
Calm water |
| Shilshole
|
shil-SHOHL
|
name of
a Native American tribe |
| Shuksan
|
SHUK-san
|
rocky and precipitous |
| Similk Beach
|
SEYE-milk
|
salmon |
| Skagit
|
SKA-jit
|
name of
a Native American tribe |
| Skamania
|
skuh-MAY-neeuh
|
swift water |
| Skokomish
|
skoh-KOH-mish
|
fresh water people |
| Skookmchuck River
|
SKOO-kuhm-chuck
|
strong water |
| Skyomish
|
sky-KOH-mish
|
inland people |
| Snohomish
|
snoh-HOH-mish
|
the warriors, the braves |
| Sol Duc Hot Springs
|
SAWL-duhk
|
sparkling water |
|
Spanaway |
SPAN-a-way |
reverse of “yawanaps”—beautiful
water |
| Steilacoom
|
STIL-uh-kuhm
|
pink flower |
| Suquamish
|
soo-KWAH-mish
|
chief Sealth’s grave |
| Swinomish Slough
|
swin-OH-mish
|
named for
a Native American
chief |
| Tacoma
|
tuh-KOH-muh
|
near to heaven |
| Taholah
|
tuh-HOH-luh
|
named for a tribal chief of
Quinault Native Americans |
| Tahuya
|
tuh-HOO-yah |
“that done” |
| Tatoosh
|
ta-TOOSH
|
Chinook word meaning breast |
| Tenino
|
ti-NEYE-noh
|
fork or junction |
| Tillicum
|
TIL-i-kuhm
|
Chinook jargon for friend |
| Tokeland
|
TOHK-luhnd
|
named for
Native American chief Toke |
| Tukwila
|
tuhk-WIL-lih
|
land of hazelnuts |
| Tulalip
Bay |
too-LAY-lip |
small mouth bay |
| Tumwater
|
TUM-water
|
falling water |
| Wollochet Bay
|
WOH-loh-chet
|
squirting clams |
| Washougal
|
WAW-shoo-guhl
|
rushing water |
| Wauna
|
WAW-nuh
|
strong or mighty |
| Willapa
|
WIL-uh-puh
|
many oysters |
| Winona
|
weye-NOH-nuh
|
first born daughter |
| Wynoochee River
|
weye-NOO-chee
|
shifting |
| Yelm
|
YEL-m
|
heat waves rising from the earth |
