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Excerpt from Personal Names of Indians of New Jersey: Being a List of Six Hundred and Fifty Such Names, Gleaned Mostly From Indian Deeds of the Seventeenth Century
As f occurs but once, and v only four times, it is probable that they have been incorrectly given, and they may be properly omitted. The sound indicated by w would be as well shown by ou. Thus the initial letters would be reduced to 12.
The preponderance of m is perhaps due to the prefix m', indicating a general designation, as Opposed to one in particular; m, n and w suggest pronominal prefixes. But most of the names are evidently descriptive.
As for the pronunciation: names appearing in deeds prior to 1664 were written by the Dutch, except some on the Delaware river, which were written by Swedes. After 1664 deeds for lands north of New ark were usually drawn up by Dutch scriveners, and many in Mon mouth and Somerset counties; but most of them were written by Englishmen.
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