How did Buffalo, New York, get its unique name?

gdec1

It is a well known fact that the City of Buffalo received its name from the creek of the same name. However, the origin of the creek's name is unclear, with several unproven theories being debated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York Aug 08 06, 12:02 PM

TabbyTom

The origin of the name of the city in New York State is disputed, but it probably derives from the name of an Indian chief who lived by the creek now known as Buffalo Creek. (Copied from Brewer’s Dictionary of Names). Aug 08 06, 12:03 PM

zbeckabee

The City of Buffalo, New York got its name in the following way: When the French explorers of the 1600s saw the Niagara River they thought it quite beautiful. The Indians with whom they were trading heard them refer to the river as "Belle Fleuve" which became Buffalo in their ears unfamiliar with the French language. In the same manner it is not difficult to follow the corruption of simple hebrew words to the many mispronunciations, that proliferated amongst Masonic researchers, unfamiliar with the hebrew language and anxious to find sources and deeper meanings. http://www.kena.org/hirams/1998/PHL-DE98.HTM Aug 08 06, 12:43 PM

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