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Kalamazoo is the name of several places in the U.S. state of Michigan: *The Kalamazoo River *The City of Kalamazoo *Kalamazoo Township *Kalamazoo County All are named after the river, but there is uncertainty concerning the origin of the river's name. A number of etymologies (some of them folk etymologies) have been proposed, all of which suggest that the name was derived from the languages of indigenous peoples. Some of the theories are: # It is derived from the Potawatomi word ''negikanamazo'', which is variously translated as "otter tail" or "stones like otters." This could refer to area wildlife. This interpretation was apparently suggested by Henry Schoolcraft. # Another popular account is the legend of a Potawatomi named Fleet Foot. In order to win his bride, he was required to run from his settlement to a point on the river and back before a pot of water boiled away. This event is thought to have occurred in 1810, a couple of decades before the first permanent white settlers. The Potawatomi word ''kikalamezo'' appears on an 1823 atlas of the area. The word translates as "boiling pot" or "place where the water boils,"〔(Michigan Counties, ) Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment.〕 and refers to the Fleet Foot legend. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Etymology of Kalamazoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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