Complex sentence: When the French came, they confused the NIGAHOE with another Indian word, NIGAHOAGE, meaning "water weeping" and gave the stream the French name L'EAU QUI PLEURE, meaning "water which weeps".
Split into simpler sentences: When the French arrived, they confused the name with another Indian word, "Nihoage", meaning "water weeping". They gave the stream the French name "L'eau qui Pleuva", meaning "water which weeps".