 nekoosa is a city in wood county, wisconsin, united states. its name derives from the ho-chunk word, "nÄ¯Ä¯kuusra", "nakrusa", or "nÄ¯kusara" which translates to "running water."[http://books.google.com/books?id=62kqaaaayaaj&pg=pa106&dq=nekoosa&as_brr=1&ei=2lbmspdfczlanobstpol#v=onepage&q=nekoosa&f=false "a history of the origin of the place names connected with the chicago & north western and chicago, st. paul, minneapolis & omaha railways", page 106, by william h. stennett, edit
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