The name "Iroquois" means "People of the Longhouse
What Does Iroquois Mean?
The name Iroquois has two possible origins. It is believed that it could be derived possibly from the phrase "hiro kone" which was used by the people of the First Nation known as the Haudenosaunee who are known commonly today as the Iroquois. The phrase was a combination of the words "hiro" and "kone". Hiro meant "I have spoken" while "kone" meant either "in sorrow, in truth or in joy". To the French trhen it is supposed that it sounded like Iroquois instead of "hiro kone".
Another version goes that it derived from what was a Huron word for an insult. The Huron were the enemies of the Iroquois because of the competition in fur trade. The Huron word for them meant black snakes. It was the Algonquin name "iroqu" which meant rattle snakes that the French started referring to as the Iroquois after adding "-ois" a Gallic suffix.
Another version goes that it derived from what was a Huron word for an insult. The Huron were the enemies of the Iroquois because of the competition in fur trade. The Huron word for them meant black snakes. It was the Algonquin name "iroqu" which meant rattle snakes that the French started referring to as the Iroquois after adding "-ois" a Gallic suffix.
People of the Longhouses
The name Iroquois refers to the Haudenosaunee, a group of Native American tribes. Though Iroquois is widely used and recognised name it is not one that the tribe called itself. In fact it is one that was given to the Haudenosaunee by their enemies and is true for most of the other tribes as well.
The name Iroquois was originally just "Iroqu" and was given to them by the Algonquin to mean "Irinakhoiw" meaning "rattlesnakes". The French added the alphabets "ois" a Gallic suffix and made the name Iroquois.
The Iroquois or Haudenosaunee are known by several other names (given mostly by others) including Canton Indians,Ehressaronon, and Confederate Indians.
The name Iroquois was originally just "Iroqu" and was given to them by the Algonquin to mean "Irinakhoiw" meaning "rattlesnakes". The French added the alphabets "ois" a Gallic suffix and made the name Iroquois.
The Iroquois or Haudenosaunee are known by several other names (given mostly by others) including Canton Indians,Ehressaronon, and Confederate Indians.
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