Wawawai (historical) Whitman County, Washington


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Wawawai (historical): The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Wawawai (historical)

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Wawawai (historical)

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Wawawai (historical) Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Wawawai (historical)

References to Wawawai (historical) that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

WAWAWAI, a town in the south central part of Whitman County, gets its name from an Indian word said to mean "council ground." (John Knight, in Names MSS. Letter 225.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-06-03