. The New England historical and genealogical register . 1886.] The Indian Names of Boston. 95 I may add that Cambridge was a name assigned by Prince Charlesto a point near the mouth of the Kennebec, called also and Quinnebequi differ only dialectically. Both meanlong still ivater. If an Indian of the Massachusetts tribe, standingon the bank of any river against a stretch of dead water, wereasked what he called the stream, he would reply (that point alonebeing in his mind), Quinnebequi (Quinne, long, and bequi, stillwater), or the same word with dialectic modification. So
. The New England historical and genealogical register . 1886.] The Indian Names of Boston. 95 I may add that Cambridge was a name assigned by Prince Charlesto a point near the mouth of the Kennebec, called also and Quinnebequi differ only dialectically. Both meanlong still ivater. If an Indian of the Massachusetts tribe, standingon the bank of any river against a stretch of dead water, wereasked what he called the stream, he would reply (that point alonebeing in his mind), Quinnebequi (Quinne, long, and bequi, stillwater), or the same word with dialectic modification. So he musthave replied to Winthrop and Dudley, or Saltonstall and Philips, ifthey stood together near Winthrop Square, Old Cambridge, or near theSaltonstall landing against the Cambridge Hospital; and when theyrecalled Smiths map and account, and saw Cambridge on the rivercalled Quinnebequi, they found the Prince had already bestowed aname. The name Anmoughcawgen, which Smith had placed higher upon the Kennebec (Quinnebequi) of Maine, qualified possibly
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