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Pitter
Dec 27, 2006, 06:33 PM
Geronimo was the name given to him by the Mexicans but what was is Apache name?

Fr_Chuck
Dec 27, 2006, 07:19 PM
No-doyon Canyon

Geronimo (http://www.impurplehawk.com/geronimo.html)

Starman
Dec 28, 2006, 01:08 AM
No Doyon Canyon was where he lived.
Using Fra Chuck's link I found the following:

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... he was given the name Goyahkla, with the generally accepted meaning "One Who Yawns". It was as an adult he became known by the Mexicans as Geronimo.

Pitter
Dec 28, 2006, 06:28 AM
Thank you for the confirmation Starman. That is exactly the name an Apache woman in Arizona gave me.