Chesapeake

English Etymology From en Chesepiook, from en alq chesepiooc. The demonym came from the toponym, signifying "people from the Chesapeake" or "Chesapeake people". It was widely believed for a long time that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay." Charting the Chesapeake, 1590-1990 , Maryland Manual On-Line, 2007, maryland.gov However, according to Blair Rudes, linguist at the University of North Carolina, the name might actually mean something like "Great Water," or it might have been simply the name of a village at the bay's mouth.A Dead Indian Language Is Brought Back to Life, washingtonpost.com Proper noun en Q216868 en with the The Chesapeake Bay. en Q3445752 en historical en with the A Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in Virginia, United States. en number of other places c/USA: en extinct town co/Warren County s/Indiana. en unincorporated community co/Lawrence County s/Missouri. en village co/Lawrence County s/Ohio. en independent city in south-east s/Virginia. en unincorporated community co/Northampton County s/Virginia. en town co/Kanawha County s/West Virginia. Derived terms en Chesapeake Bay en Chesapeake Peninsula en eggs Chesapeake Noun Any member of the Chesapeake tribe. en Chesepian<id:Q3445752> en The Englishmen reported that they had seen several Chesapeakes in a canoe. References