re-schuykill

[Patrick Schreuder]

     Brian wrote:
     
     As mentioned, Schuylkill is a river.  Kill is a dutch (I believe) word 
     for river or creek, so in areas originally settled by the Dutch, 
     you'll find waterways ending in -kill.  This was a source of 
     fascination to my eight year old mind when I first heard it, full of 
     ominous suggestion.  'Course, now I know it's just language....
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     The dutch word is Kil, and has several meanings, a river between two 
     high banks, or even harbor. I don't know the the world "schuyl" but is 
     probably from "schuilen" which is Dutch for to hide or shelter.
     
     Patrick