Etymology

Chonnonton

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Today it means: A name for an Indigenous people of the Eastern Woodlands region. Sometimes proposed or assumed to be the autonym of the Neutral Nation. Full definition →

Iroquoian
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  1. Iroquoian · borrowed from
  2. English todayChonnonton

Probably a confused rendering of an Iroquoian term for the Seneca, perhaps Wendat Tsonontouanerons ("people of the great mountain"). Originally attested only on one map produced by Samuel de Champlain.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.