Nene (pronounced nin-nee) is a word in the Muscogee language of the Seminole Indians meaning "path" or "trail."
In the city of Tallahassee, Florida, United States, it is often used as the name of streets and roads. In the Indianhead Acres area it is the norm.[1]
Street name | Meaning |
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Atapha Nene | Dogwood Trail |
Atchena Nene | Cedar Trail |
Chuli Nene | Pine Trail |
Chocksaka Nene | Bridle Trail |
Ohbah Nene | Owl Trail |
Heechee Nene | Tobacco Trail |
Hasosaw Nene | East Trail |
Wahalaw Nene | North-South Trail |
Humpin Nene | First Trail |
Hokolin Nene | Second Trail |
Toochin Nene | Third Trail |
Ostin Nene | Fourth Trail |
Chowkeebin Nene | Fifth Trail |
Apakin Nene | Sixth Trail |
Kolpakin Nene | Seventh Trail |
Chinnapakin Nene | Eighth Trail |
Wekewa Nene | Spring Trail |
Road names of this style are found in other parts of Florida, such as in and around the Brighton Indian Reservation of the Seminole and related Miccosukee tribe.
References
edit- ^ a b Rodney Carlisle, Loretta Carlisle, Tallahassee in History, p. 104, Rowman & Littlefield, 2020 ISBN 1683340507.