Allegheny

English Alternative forms en Alleghany, en Allegany Etymology en :bor unm:Alikehane 1 Borrowed from en unm Alikehane, from unm alike to step; he steps and unm -hane river.Alikehane (Heckewelder alleged that the name was connected to a mythical Allegewi tribe, but this is probably spurious.) The name of the Ohio river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Allegheny, means the same thing in Seneca.The National Magazine: A Monthly Journal of American History (1885) Pronunciation en /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ni/ Proper noun ies en with "the" The Allegheny River in Pennsylvania. Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania), a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the Allegheny Mountains. Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia), a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains. en dated attributively The Allegheny Mountains. en dated attributively Appalachia. Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky. Derived terms en Algic en Allegheny City historical Allegheny County Allegheny mound ant Allegheny plum Alleghenian, Alleghanian Allegheny alligator Descendants mul allegheniensis References