Etymology

Antigo

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Today it means: A city, the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Full definition →

Ojibwe niibin-inaandagoog-ziibiing
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  1. Ojibwe · derived fromniibin-inaandagoog-ziibiing
  2. English todayAntigo

Derived from Ojibwe niibin-inaandagoog-ziibiing, meaning "summer balsam firs by the river", which was recorded by early settlers as "nequi-antigo-sebi". An alternate etymology, nibii-aamijiwan-ziibiing, seems to be derived from mookijiwan-ziibiwishenh, "spring little-river", which became the name of the river which runs through modern Antigo, "Spring Brook". This alternate etymology lives on in the name of Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation near Pearson, WI.

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