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11/19/2024, 11:53 AM Darkbone
10/6/2024, 6:03 PM Darkbone
4/28/2023, 7:54 AM Darkbone

Name Unaka
Type Region & Mountain
Usage Cherokee
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

From the Cherokee unega meaning “white”, said to be in reference to the long white chestnut blossoms that bloomed in the mountains during spring. This is the name of a subrange of the Appalachian mountain range, on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
Added 4/28/2023 by Darkbone