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Place	Classification	County	Derivation
Macanippuck	U	Cu	Machtando, "devil" (A) and nippiog, "waters" (B)
Macedonia	U	Mo	Macedonia, Greece
Machesautauxen	Cr	At	Mechawa, "ancient" (B), kschateechen, "beaten road" and auke, "Place" (B)
Macopin	Res	Pa	Mecha, "large" and woa-pipen, "wild white potato" (A)
Mad Horse	Cr	Sa	Former swift current
Madison	Tp,B	Mi,Mr	Pres. James Madison
Magnolia	B,U	Ca,Bu	Magnolia tree
Mahoras	Br	Mo	Mach, "red" (Ze) and hokes, "bark" (A)
Mahwah	U	Be	Mawewi, "meeting Place" (Ru)
Major's Run	S	Sa	Maj. John Fenwick, settler
Malaga	U	Gl	Malaga, Spain
Manhasset	Cr	Mo	Menantakh, "covered swamp" (A), assisquo, "clay" (To) and et, "near" (B)
Manahawkin	Cr	Oc	Menach'hen, "island" (A) and hawkers, "Place" (B)
Manalapan	Tp,Br	Mo	Menantakh,"covered swamp" (A), pen, "edible roots" (To) and allami, "within" (A)
Manapaqua	U	Oc	Menantakh, "covered swamp" (A) and pisaqua, "mire" (To)
Manasquan	B	Mo	Menach'hen, "island" and esquand, "door" (A)
Manchester	Tp	Oc	Manchester, England
Mannington	Tp	Sa	Deity, Manito
Mansfield	Tp	Bu	Mansfield, England
Mantaloking	B	Oc	Sub-tribe, Mantua, lekau, "sand" (A) and ink, "Place" (B)
Mantua	Tp	Gl	Sub-tribe, Mantua
Manumuskin	R	At,Cu	Menen, "to drink," muskee, "swamp" (A) and ink, "Place" (B)
Manunka Chunk	U	Wa	Penunqueachung, "hill at the boundary" (Ca)
Many Mind	Cr	Mo	Changing course of stream
Margate City	C	At	Margate, England
Marlboro	Tp	Mo	Marl beds
Marlton	U	Bu	Marl beds
Marquis	Cr	Mi	Machays, meaning unknown
Marshall	I	Ht	Edward Marshall, Pennsylvania settler
Marshall's Corner	U	Me	Marshall family
Marshalltown	U	Sa	Settler
Martha	U	Bu	Martha Potts, wife of ironmaster
Mashipacong	P	Su	"Great pond" (B)
Masonicus	U	Be	Masonic lodge
Matawan	B,Tp	Mo	"Where two rivers come together" (Tr,Ru) or mechawanienk, "ancient path" (B)
Matchaponix	U	Mi	Machtando, "devil" and ach-poan, "bread" (A) or "poisonous roots"
Mattano	Pk	Un	Chief
Maurice River	Tp,R	Cu	Prince Maurice of Orange and Nassau; ship, Prince Maurice, burned by Indians
Maxim	U	Mo	Hudson Maxim, inventor
Mays Landing	U	At	George May, dock builder
Medford; (Lakes)	Tp,B	Bu	Medford, Mass., and lakes in vicinity
Melrose	U	Bu	Melrose, Scotland
Menantico	Cr	Cu	Menantakh, "covered swamp" (A)
Mendham	B,Tp	Mr	Myndham, England
Menehicke	I	Pa	Menach'hen, "island" (A)
Menhaden	U	Cu	A fish
Menlo Park	U	Mi	Menlo Park, Cal.
MERCER	Co		Gen. Hugh Mercer, Revolution
Mercerville	U	Me	Gen. Hugh Mercer, Revolution
Metedeconk	R	Oc,Mo	Meteu, "medicine man" and saconk, "outlet of stream" (A)
Metuchen	B	Mi	Chief Matochshegan
Middle	Br	So	Flow through middle of Bedminster Tp.
MIDDLESEX	Co,B	Mi	Middlesex, England
Midland Park	B	Be	Location "amid Bergen hills"
Midvale	U	Pa	Location in middle of valley
Mill Brook	U	Wa	Supplying power for gristmill
Millburn	Tp	Es	Burn (Sc. brook) that supplied power for paper and other mills
Millstone; (E)	B,R,Tp	Mo,So	Millstone dropped in river
Milltown	B	Mi	Early gristmills
Millville	C	Cu	Proposed establishment of a mill town
Milton	U	Mr	John Milton, poet
Mine Hill	Tp	Mr	Local iron mines
Mingamahone	Br	Mo	Min, "gathered together" (A) and mahomis, "grandfather" (B), or "assembly of council"
Minisink	I	Su	Tribe, Minsi
Mizpah	U	At	Biblical, "God watch between us"
Moe	U	Pa	Ira Moe, tavern keeper
Mohepinoke	M	Wa	Mochcum, "blood" (Br) and pin, "roots" (TO), or "bloodwort"
Money	I	Oc,Sa	Traditional burial Place Of Captain Kidd's treasure
MONMOUTH	CO		Rhode Island Monmouth Society, settlers
Monongehela	Br	Gl	Menen, "drink" and gischgeh-hellu, "fowl with young" (A)
Monroe	Tp	Mi	Pres. James Monroe
Montague	Tp	Su	George Montagu, Duke Of Manchester, friend Of Colonists
Montana	U	Wa	Mountainous country
Montclair	T	Es	Fr., "bright mountain"
Montvale	B	Be	Topography
Montville	Tp	Mr	Mountainous terrain
Moonachie	B	Be	Iroquois chief
Mooseback	P	Mr	Mos, "elk" (A) and paug, "water hole" (B)
Moorestown	Tp	Bu	Thomas Moore, poet
Morgan	B	Mi	The locally prominent Morgan family – NOT the "pirate" Henry Morgan!
MORRIS	Co,Tp,	Cn	Lewis Morris, Gov. 1738-46
Morris Plains	B	Mr	Lewis Morris, Gov. 1738-46
Morristown	Mr	T	Lewis Morris, Gov. 1738-46
Mountain Lakes	B,L	Mr	Twin lakes
Mount Arlington	B	Mr	Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington
Mount Beacon		Mr	Signal fires in Revolution
Mount Bethel	U	Wa	Methodist church
Mount Carmel	U	Ht	Mt. Carmel, Palestine
Mount Freedom	U	Mr	Freedom from persecution, by Quakers
Mount Gilboa		Ht	Biblical Mountain
Mount Hermon	U	Wa	Mt. Hermon, Palestine
Mount Holly	Tp	Bu	Hill covered with holly trees
Mount Hope	U	Mr	Settlement of Hope
Mount Horeb	U	So	Biblical mountain
Mount Laurel	Tp	Bu	Hill covered with laurel
Mount Miserv	U	Bu	Fr., misericorde, "mercy," for French refugee
Mount Nebo		Su	Biblical mountain
Mount Olive	Tp	Mr	Benjamin Olive, donor of church land
Mount Pisgah	U	Su B	iblical mountain
Mount Rose	U	Me	Resident's roses
Mount Royal	U	Gl	Royal baking powder
Mount Salem	U	Ht	Methodist church
Mount Tabor	U	Mr	Mt. Tabor, Palestine
Mount Vernon	U	Wa	Estate of George Washington
Mulhockaway	Cr	Ht	Mehallamagen, "to buy" (A), oek, "land" and. awa, "Place of" (B)
Mullica; (Hill)	Tp,R,U	At,Bu	Eric Mullica, Swedish pioneer Ca,Gl
Murray Grove	U	Oc	Rev. John Murray, founder of Universalist church
Musconetcong	L,R	Mr,Su	Moschakgeu, "clear," hannek, Ht,Wa "stream" (A) and oak "Place" (B)
Muskee Run	Br	Cu	Maskek, "swamp" (A),
Muskingum	U	Bu	Muschgingus, '-rabbit" (A)
Musqu"psink	Cr	Be	"Bloody water," girl shot by lover

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