Ojibwe Submitted Place Names

Ojibwe names are used by the Ojibwe (or Chippewa) people of Canada and the United States.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Anamoose (Settlement) Ojibwe
City in North Dakota. From the Ojibwe word 'uhnemoosh', meaning "female dog".

Askibwaanikaa-ziibi (River) Ojibwe
Two rivers in Minnesota. From Ojibwe askibwaanikaa-ziibi meaning "river full of Jerusalem artichokes".

Ga-shashagunushkokawi-sibi (River) Ojibwe
A river in Minnesota. From Ojibwe ga-shashagunushkokawi-sibi meaning "place of rushes river."

Gichi-biitoobiig (Region) Ojibwe
A region in Minnesota. From Ojibwe gichi-biitoobiig meaning "great duplicate water, parallel body of water, double body of water".

Gichigami-ziibi (River) Ojibwe
A river in Minnesota. From Ojibwe gichigami-ziibi meaning "great lake river".

Manitoulin ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ (Island & Region) Ojibwe (Gallicized), Ojibwe (Anglicized)
Island and region of Ontario, Canada. From the Ojibwe word Manidoowaaling, meaning "cave of the spirit", named for an underwater cave where a powerful spirit lived... [more]

Manoominikaani-zaaga'igan (Body of Water) Ojibwe
A lake in Minnesota. From the Ojibwe word manoominikaani-zaaga'igan meaning "plenty of wild rice lake".

Manoominikeshiinh-ziibi (River) Ojibwe
Ojibwe name for the St Croix River. From Ojibwe manoominikeshiinh-ziibi meaning "ricing-rail river".

Mississauga (Region) Ojibwe (Anglicized)
From the Anishinaabe word misi-zaagiing, meaning "Those at the Great River Mouth". Name of the Mississauga tribe, and now a name of a Toronto suburb. Closely related to the Ojibwe word misswezahging, mean "river of many outlets".

Muskoka (Political Subdivision) Ojibwe (?)

Nezhingwaakokaansing (Settlement) Ojibwe
A settlement in Minnesota. From the Ojibwe word nezhingwaakokaansing meaning "little place of pines".

Nipigon (River & Settlement) Ojibwe
Town and river in Ontario, Canada. From the Ojibwe word Alimipigon, possibly meaning "where the water begins".

Pukaskwa (Other & River) Ojibwe
National park and river in Ontario, Canada. May be from the Ojibwe word 'pukasu', meaning "to cook the marrow in the bones of animals", or "eaters of fish"... [more]

Saugeen (River & Political Subdivision) Ojibwe (Anglicized)
Town and river in Ontario, Canada. From the Ojibwe 'zaagiing', and means "at the river's outlet" or "at the mouth of the river".

Tahquamenon (Body of Water & River) Ojibwe (Americanized, ?)
There is no one consensus on the meaning of this name. ... [more]

Wawa (Settlement & Body of Water) Ojibwe
Name of a town and lake in Ontario, Canada. From the Ojibwe wording wewe, meaning "wild goose"

Wenji-maajiijiwang (Body of Water) Ojibwe
Ojibwe name for the headwaters of the Mississippi River. From the Ojibwe word wenji-maajiijiwang meaning "where the river begins".

Zaagawaamik (Settlement) Ojibwe
An Ojibwe settlement in Minnesota, from Ojibwe zaagawaamik meaning "sandbar".

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