Allamakee

English Etymology The origin of the name is uncertain, with local lore ascribing it to a Native American trader named Allan MakeeHenry Gannett, in The origin of certain place names in the United States, writes "the Iowa Historical Society says it was named for Allen Makee, an Indian trader" and other sources suggesting that it derives from an en alg - language term for the Thunder clan of the Sac/Fox people; compare sac nenemehkiwa thunder and oj animikii thunderer (alternation of l and n is common in Algonquian languages and in words borrowed into or from them).William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States Pronunciation en /æ.lə.mə.ki/ /ɑ.lə.mə.ki/ Proper noun The northeastern-most county in the state of Iowa in the United States. References