Ways to Spell Winnipesaukee

Rattlesnake Gal · 02-27-2007, 03:40 PM

According to the Dictionary of American-Indian Place and Proper Names in New England (1909), written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow,
there are 131 ways to spell Winnipesaukee.
(The current spelling shows up twice on this list. How do I know? I put it into an Excel spread sheet for alphabetizing.

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You may find the complete list here. The click here button for the spellings is at the bottom of the photo.

(I could have posted the direct link or just the list, but I thought we should see who took such time to provided us with this excellent information.

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The present spelling of Winnipesaukee was made official by NH legislature in 1933.

Here are two other ways I have found in my browsing travels:

Winnipifsoikee
Winnipisseoke

02-27-2007, 03:40 PM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	Ways to Spell Winnipesaukee According to the Dictionary of American-Indian Place and Proper Names in New England (1909), written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow, there are 131 ways to spell Winnipesaukee. (The current spelling shows up twice on this list. How do I know? I put it into an Excel spread sheet for alphabetizing. ) You may find the complete list here. The click here button for the spellings is at the bottom of the photo. (I could have posted the direct link or just the list, but I thought we should see who took such time to provided us with this excellent information. ) The present spelling of Winnipesaukee was made official by NH legislature in 1933. Here are two other ways I have found in my browsing travels: Winnipifsoikee Winnipisseoke