Nene (pronounced nin-nee) is a word in the Muscogee language of the Seminole Indians meaning "path" or "trail."
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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.