[DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #6083, aired 2011-02-09 [PAR] (Alex: And finally, words invented for a particular occasion...) NONCE WORDS .... 
The name of this capital of Iowa may come from a Native American word 
meaning "river of the mounds"... [DOC] [TLE] Information Center - Historical Information - City of Des Moines [PAR] The history of Des Moines can be traced to 1834, when John Dougherty, ... 
Captain Allen proposed to name the garrison Fort Raccoon but was directed by 
the War ... from the Indian word 'moingona' meaning river of the mounds which 
referred to ... and later that year the city was designated the capitol of the State of 
Iowa. [DOC] [TLE] States and Places Named After Indian Words [PAR] Iowa: probably from an Indian word meaning "this is the place" or "the Beautiful 
Land. ... River and one of their main villages that at one time was the capital of 
the Nation. .... "Nacoochee" may come from a Choctaw word meaning "little arrow
". ... from the Native American name for the river, moingwena, "river of the 
mounds. [DOC] [TLE] Des Moines River - Wikipedia [PAR] The Des Moines River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the upper 
Midwestern United States, and it is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from 
its farther headwaters. The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in 
southern ... It may also refer to moingona, an American Indian word meaning "
river of the... [DOC] [TLE] Des Moines | Iowa, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] City, capital of Iowa, U.S., and seat (1845) of Polk county. ... The community grew 
rapidly and became a city in 1857, the word Fort being dropped from the name. 
.... The name Des Moines may come from the mound-building Indians who once 
lived in the area and called the river Moingona, meaning "river of the mounds. [DOC] [TLE] Is Des Moines a Dirty Joke? - The Iowan magazine [PAR] May 29, 2015 ... After we posted 15 Unique Town Names in Iowa on our The Iowan ... says 
Moingoana comes from 'mooyiinkweena' which translates, politely, to 'the ... In 
any case, we residents of Iowa's capital city have been unwittingly ... Another, that 
it was an alteration of an Indian word for river of the mounds, after... [DOC] [TLE] Des Moines -- Britannica Academic - the NEW Britannica Academic [PAR] The capital and largest city of Iowa, Des Moines is located on the Des Moines 
and ... The name Des Moines may come from the mound-building Indians who 
once lived in the area and called the river Moingona, meaning river of the 
mounds. It is also possible that the name derived from the French word for 
middle (de... [DOC] [TLE] Is 'Des Moines' just some dirty joke? (fwd) [PAR] Sep 14, 2003 ... Our capital's name seems to stem from rival potty mouths. ... in the extinct Miami-
Illinois language says he's come across a funny, ... And - chamber of commerce-
types might want to brace themselves - it appears we've been punked. ... from the 
Indian word "moingona' meaning river of the mounds which... [DOC] [TLE] History of Des Moines, Iowa - Historic Towns of The Western States [PAR] Yet the story of the capital city of Iowa is neither prosaic nor uninteresting. ... The 
origin of the city's name is a moot question among antiquarians. ... mounds were 
found in what is now the heart of the city; hence, the "river of the mounds. ... In 
May, 1834, a military camp styled Fort Des Moines was established at the mouth 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Origins Of The Names Of US Cities - Airliners.net [PAR] Oct 29, 2002 ... Miami is a Native American name - named after the Miami Indians. ... in 1889 and 
remained the capital when Arizona attained statehood in 1912. .... Moines' is 
derived from the Indian word 'moingona' meaning river of the mounds

Question: The name of this Iowa capital may come from an Indian word for "River of the Mounds"
Answer: Des Moines