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Significance of Accominticus and Accomack
Accominticus (boston
Accominticus (boston
Accominticus (boston
INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF NEW ENGLAND (1962) pg 16:
1. Accomonticus Suffolk County, Mass. Natick, "beyond the little river." See Agamenticus.
DICTIONARY AMERICAN- INDIAN PLACE AND PROPER NAMES IN NEW ENGLAND (1909) pg 95:
2. Accomonticus, Boston; "beyond the hill-little-cove." Ogilby, 1671. Vide Abnaki synonym,—Agamenticus, Me.
3. Agamenticus, York, York Co. "Small tidal river beyond." H. T.
J.
4. Agamenticus Mountain, York Co. Vide Accominticus.
5. Agamenticus River,
Accomack (Plymouth)
Accominticus (boston
Accominticus (boston
INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF NEW ENGLAND (1962) pg 16:
1. Accomack Plymouth County, Mass. Wampanoag, "on the other side."
DICTIONARY AMERICAN- INDIAN PLACE AND PROPER NAMES IN NEW ENGLAND pg 95:
2. Acawmuck, near Plymouth. "To go by water?" Mass. H. S. Col. 2d, Vol. 3.
3. Accomac, early name of Plymouth; "land on the other side, or beyond the water."
4. Accoomeck, Plymouth, Vide Acawmuck. Governor Winthrop. Mass. H. S. Col. 2d, Vol. 3.
5. Acoomemeck, "of which Massassoit was sachem." Winthrop, 1638.
What's in a name?
Accominta/Agamenticus
Accominta/Agamenticus – The Accominta people, also known as Agamenticus, were a small tribe or band of the Pennacook Confederacy. They first occupied a village of the same name at or near the site of present-day York, Maine, to which the name “Boston” was given on some early maps.
Akominticus is derived from Eastern Algonquian languages and has several interpretations:
*Meanings*
1. Sacred place or spiritual land
2. Place of abundance or rich land
3. Land beyond or distant land
4. Beyond the mountain or place of the beyond)
*Etymology*
1. "Akom" (beyond) + "inticus" (sacred or spiritual)
2. Related to Agamenticus (Maine) and Accominta (Massachusetts)
*Cultural Significance*
1. Sacred site for Wabanaki people
2. Spiritual significance in Eastern Algonquian culture
3. Connection to Indigenous heritage and identity
*Historical References*
1. Champlain's "Voyages de la Nouvelle-France" (1605)
2. Captain John Smith's "A Description of New England" (1614)
*Language Connections*
1. Eastern Algonquian language family
2. Related to Massachusett, Wampanoag, and Mi'kmaq languages
Sources
1. "The Native Peoples of the Maritimes" by Harold F. McGee
2. "The Languages of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas" by Marianne Mithun
3. INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF NEW ENGLAND Compiled by
JOHN C.HUDEN (1962) pg 16
4. DICTIONARY AMERICAN- INDIAN PLACE AND PROPER NAMES INNEW ENGLAND;
WITH MANY INTERPRETATIONS, ETC. BY R. A. DOUGLAS-LITHGOW. M.D., LL.D. (1909) page 95
Accominticus (Boston)
1. Named after Sachem Accominticus, leader of the Accominta tribe.
2. Reflects Indigenous presence and influence.
3. Acknowledges Accominta territory.
Accomack (Plymouth)
1. Derived from Accominta, referring to the tribe.
2. Indicates Indigenous habitation.
3. Shows connection to Accominta territory.