As I mention in the masthead of this blog, the name "Scioto" is believed to derive from an Indian word related to "deer." Recently, I compiled a list of variations of this name, as well as of the name of the original Shawnee village (what the English generally called "Lower Shawnee Town) that was located at the mouth of the Scioto River. Here is what I found:
Names for the River and the Town
Chianotho
Sonioto
Sonnioto
Sonniato
Sonyoto
Sonyote
Souyoto
Sinhioto
Sihotta
Siota
Sciodoe
Sciota
Scioto
Sikoder (from an old German map)
Names for just the Town
Lower Shawnee Town
Lower Shawna Town
Lower Shanna Town
Lower Shawonese Town
Lower Shawanese Town
St. Yotoc
Chillicothe on the Ohio
Perhaps there are even more variations out there. A note to local history researchers and genealogists, in an age of keyword searches through digital databases: it is important to try all of these variations.
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