# List of Maine placenames of Native American origin

The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of Maine whose names are derived from Native American languages.

## Listings
### Counties

* Androscoggin County: (Abnaki) "place where fish are dried/cured"
** Androscoggin River
** Little Androscoggin River
** Androscoggin Lake
* Aroostook County
** Aroostook River: (Mi'kmaq) "beautiful river"
* Kennebec County
** Kennebec River: (Abnaki) "long quiet water"
** Little Kennebec Bay
* Penobscot County: (Abnaki?) tribal name; "place of descending rocks/ledges"
** Town of Penobscot
** Penobscot River
** North Branch Penobscot River
** West Branch Penobscot River
** East Branch Penobscot River
** South Branch Penobscot River
** Penobscot Bay
** Penobscot Pond
** Penobscot Island
** Little Penobscot Island
* Piscataquis County: (Abnaki) "at the river branch"
** Piscataquis River
** West Branch Piscataquis River
** East Branch Piscataquis River
* Sagadahoc County
** Sagadahoc Bay

### Settlements

* Allagash River (and town): (Abnaki) "bark shelter"
** Allagash Lake
** Allagash Pond
* Arrowsic
** Arrowsic Island
* Caribou: (Abnaki) kalibu "shoveler" (gets food by pawing or shoveling)
** Caribou Mountain
* Carrabassett Valley
** Carrabassett River
* Casco: (Mi'kmaq) muddy
** Casco Bay
* Damariscotta: (Abnaki) "many alewives"
** Damariscotta Lake
** Damariscotta River
* Kenduskeag
** Kenduskeag Stream
* Kennebunk: (Abnaki) "long sand bar"
** Kennebunk River
** Kennebunkport
** Kennebunk Dam
* Machias
** Town of Machiasport
* Macwahoc
* Madawaska
* Magalloway: likely of Abnaki origin, meaning "large tail".
** Magalloway River
** Little Magalloway River
** West Branch Little Magalloway River
** Middle Branch Little Magalloway River
** West Branch Magalloway River
** First East Branch Magalloway River
** Second East Branch Magalloway River
** Third East Branch Magalloway River
* Mattawamkeag: (Abnaki) "fishing beyond gravel bar" or (Mi'kmaq) "on a sand bar"
** Mattawamkeag Lake
** Mattawamkeag River
** West Branch Mattawamkeag River
** East Branch Mattawamkeag River
* Mexico
* Millinocket: (Abnaki) "this place is admirable"
** Town of East Millinocket
** Millinocket Lake
** Millinocket Disposal Pond
* Monhegan: (Mi'kmaq or Maliseet) "out-to-sea island"
* New Canada
* Nollesemic: (Abnaki) "resting place at the falls"
** Nollesemic Lake
* Ogunquit: (Mi'kmaq) "lagoons within dunes"
** Ogunquit River
* Orono: (Abnaki) purportedly from a Chief Joseph Orono, no translation
* Oquossoc: (Abnaki) "place of trout" (a certain trout-type)
* Passadumkeag: (Abnaki) "rapids over gravel beds"
** Passadumkeag River
* Sabattus
** Sabattus River
** Sabbatus Pond
** Little Sabattus Pond
* Saco: (Abnaki) "flowing out" or "outlet"
** Saco River
** Old Course Saco River
** Little Saco River
* Sebago: (Abnaki) "big lake"
** Sebago Lake
* Sebec
** Sebec River
** Sebec Lake
* Seboeis
** Seboeis River
** Little Seboeis River
** West Seboeis Stream
** Seboeis Lake
** Grand Lake Seboeis
** Seboeis Deadwater
* Village of Seboomook Lake: (Abnaki) "at the large stream"
** Seboomook Lake
* Skowhegan (town): (Abnaki) "watching place [for fish]"
* Scopan Lake (and town): (Abnaki) "bear's den"
* Willimantic
* Wiscasset

### Bodies of Water

* Abagadasset River
* Alamoosook Lake
* Annabessacook Lake
* Aziscohos Lake: (Abnaki) "small pine trees"
** Aziscohos Pond
* Bagaduce River
* Baskahegan Lake
* Big Machia Lake and Little Machia Lake
* Big Madagascal Pond and Little Madagascal Pond
* Bunganock Pond
* Cambolasse Pond
* Cape Neddick River
* Caribou Lake (Island Falls)
** Caribou Lake (Washburn)
** Caribou Egg Pond
* Caucomgomoc Lake
** Caucogomoc Stream
* Chemquasabamticook Lake: (Abnaki) "where there is a large lake and rocks"
* Chesuncook Lake: (Abnaki) "at the principal outlet"
** Chesuncook Pond
* Chickawaukie Pond
* Chimenticook River
* Chiputneticook Lakes: (Abnaki) "at the place of the big hill stream"
* Cobscook Bay: (Maliseet) "rocks under water"
* Cobbosseecontee Lake: (Abnaki) "many sturgeon"
** Little Cobbosseecontee Lake
* Cochnewagon Pond
* Cupsuptic River
** East Branch Cupsuptic River
** Little East Branch Cupsuptic River
* Cuxabexis Lake
* Daaquam River
* Debsconeag Lakes
** Debsconeag Deadwater
* Eggemoggin Reach
* Gammon Pond
* Harraseeket River
* Hockomock Bay
* Katahdin Lake
* Kamankeag Pond
* Keewaydin Lake
* Kennebago Lake: (Abnaki) "long/large pond/lake"
** Little Kennebago Lake
** Kennebago River
** West Kennebago Mountain
** East Kennebago Mountain
** Kennebago Divide
* Keoka Lake
* Lake Anasagunticook
* Lake Kashwakamak
* Lake Onawa
* Lake Wassookeag
* La Pomkeag Lake
* Lower La Pomkeag Lake
* Little Pushaw Pond
* Lunksoos Lake
* Upper Macwahoc Lake and Lower Macwahoc Lake
* Madawaska River: (Mi'kmaq) "where one river joins another"
** Little Madawaska River
** Madawaska Lake
* Manhancock Pond
* Maquoit Bay
* Maranacook Lake
* Massachusetts Bog
* Matagamon Lake: (Abnaki) "far on the other side"
* Mattamiscontis Lake: (Abnaki) "many ale-wives"
** Little Mattamiscontis Lake
* Mattanawcook Pond
* Mattaseunk Lake
* Medomak River
** Medomak Pond
** Little Medomak Pond
* Meduncook River
* Medunkenuk Lake
* Meduxnekeag River
** North Branch Meduxnekeag River
** South Branch Meduxnekeag River
** Meduxnekeag Lake
* Megunticook Lake
** Megunticook River
* Messalonskee Lake
* Metallak Pond
* Millimagassett Lake
* Minnehonk Lake
* Moccasin Pond
* Mollidgewock Pond
* Molunkus Pond: (Abnaki) "ravine"
** Molunkus Stream
** Molunkus Lake
* Mooseleuk Lake
* Mooselookmeguntic Lake: (Abnaki) "moose feeding place" (portage to or big trees at)
* Mousam River
** Middle Branch Mousam River
** Mousam Lake
* Munsungan Lake
* Muscongus Bay: (Abnaki) "many/large rock ledges"
* Musquash Lake: (Abnaki) "muskrat"
** Musquash Pond
* Musquacook Stream: (Abnaki) "muskrat place"
** Musquacook Lakes
* Nahmakanta Lake: (Abnaki) "many fish"
* Narraguagus Bay
** Narraguagus River
** Little Narraguagus River
** West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
** West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield)
** Narraguagus Lake
* Narramissic River
* Nehumkeag Pond
* Neoutaquet River
* Nequassett Lake
* Nesowadnehunk Lake
** Little Nesowadnehunk Lake
* Nezinscot River
** West Branch Nezinscot River
** East Branch Nezinscot River
* Nicatous Lake
* Nokomis Pond
* Nollesemic Lake
* Ossipee River: (Abnaki) "beyond the water"
** Little Ossipee River
** Ossipee Lake
* Papoose Pond
** Little Papoose Pond
* Parmachenee Lake
* Passamagamet Lake
* Passagassawakeag River
** Lake Passagassawakeag
* Passamaquoddy Bay: tribal name; "place of abundance of pollack"
* Pattee Pond
* Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes: (Maliseet) "extended sand bar place"
** Ambajejus
** Pemadumcook Lake
* Pemaquid River
** Pemaquid Pond
* Pennamaquan River
* Pennesseewassee Lake
** Little Pennesseewassee Lake
* Pequawket Lake
* Piscataqua River
** Piscataqua River (tributary)
** East Branch Piscataqua River
* Pocasset Lake
* Pocwock River
* Pockwockamus Deadwater
* Podunk Pond
* Presumpscot River
* Pushaw Lake
* Quahog Bay
* Quantabacook Lake
* Rockabema Lake
* Saponac Pond
* Sasanoa River
* Scammon Pond
* Schoodic Lake
** Schoodic Bog
* Sebago Lake
** Little Sebago Lake
* Sebasticook River: (Penobscot-Abnaki) "almost-through place"
** East Branch Sebasticook River
** Sebasticook Lake
* Sennebec Pond
* Shillalah Pond
* Skitacook Lake
* Songo River
* Spednic Lake
* Sysladobsis Lake
** Upper Sysladobsis Lake
* Tacoma Lakes
* Umbagog Lake
* Umbazooksus Lake
* Umcolcus Lake: (Abnaki) "whistling duck"
* Umsaskis Lake
* Usuntabunt Lake: (Abnaki) "wet head" or possibly "three heads"
* Wassutaquook River
* Watchic Pond
** Little Watchic Pond
* Webhannet River: (Abnaki) "at the clear stream"
* Weskeag River
* Wesserunsett Lake
* Wheelock Lake
* Wohoa Bay
* Wytopitlock Lake
* Piscataqua River (New Hampshire border): (Pennacook) "the place where the river divides"

### Islands

* Bunganuc Island
* Chebeague Island: (Abnaki) "separated place"
* Malaga Island
* Manana Island
* Matinicus Island: (Abnaki) "far-out island"
** Matinicus Rock
* Menigawum Island
* Metinic Island: (Abnaki) "far-out island"
* Mingo Island
* Mosquick Island
* Nahamkeag Island
* Opechee Island
* Sampsong Point
* Schoodic Island
* Schoppee Island
* Sebascodegan Island
* Squantum Point

### Other

* Bauneg Beg Mountain
* Mount Agamenticus
* Mount Katahdin: (Abnaki) "the principal mountain"
* Mount Kineo
* Mount Pisgah
* Mount Tire'm
* Pemaquid Point: (Mi'kmaq) "extended land" (peninsula)
* Quoddy Head: (Passamaquoddy) abbreviation to "pollack"
* Shawnee Peak