Editing Manhattan (section)

==== Toponymy ====
{{further|Etymology of Manhattan}}
The [[etymology]] of the name ''Manhattan'' is most likely, via [[loanword|loaning]] by [[Dutch language|Dutch]], from the [[Lenape]]'s local language [[Munsee language|Munsee]], ''manaháhtaan'' (where ''manah-'' means "gather", ''-aht-'' means "[[bow (archery)|bow]]", and ''-aan'' is used to form verb [[word stem|stems]]). The Lenape word has been translated as "the place where we get bows" or "place for gathering the (wood to make) bows". According to a Munsee tradition recorded by [[Albert Anthony|Albert Seqaqkind Anthony]] in the 19th century, the island was named for a grove of [[hickory tree]]s that was considered ideal for bowmaking. An alternate theory claims a "[[Delaware languages|Delaware]] source akin to Munsee ''munahan'' ("island")."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Goddard|first=Ives|author-link=Ives Goddard|date=2010|title=The Origin and Meaning of the Name "Manhattan"|url=http://repository.si.edu/xmlui/handle/10088/16790|journal=New York History|volume=91|issue=4|pages=277–293|hdl=10088/16790|issn=0146-437X|via=Smithsonian Research Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Manhattan#etymonline_v_6797
 |title=Manhattan
 |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]
 |author=Douglas Harper
 |date=2023
 |access-date=December 30, 2024
}}</ref>