|
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 yawanapsbeautiful
water |
|
Steilacoom
|
STIL-uh-kuhm
|
pink flower |
|
Suquamish
|
soo-KWAH-mish
|
chief Sealths
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 |
