# Place names that were better before they changed them

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-that-were-better-before-they-changed-them/991353 "2023-10-10T11:37:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-that-were-better-before-they-changed-them/991353/126 "2023-10-16T08:23:12Z")

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> [@Kimstu](#):
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> I am clueless about Abenaki language

Me too, but FWIW I’ve been studying Lenape, a closely related Eastern Algonquian language.

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