Lappatubby Creek

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Lappatubby Creek
Etymologyfrom Choctaw "lappita ubi", meaning "buck killer" [1]

Lappatubby Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [2]

Lappatubby is a name derived from a Native American language (Choctaw or Chickasaw) purported to mean "buck killer". [3] A variant name is "Lappatuppy Creek". [2]

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References

  1. Seale, Lea L. (1939). Indian Place-Names in Mississippi (PhD thesis). Louisiana State University. p. 111. doi:10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.7812 . Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lappatubby Creek
  3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 50. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 34°25′54″N89°07′44″W / 34.4317698°N 89.1289571°W / 34.4317698; -89.1289571