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  • Dec 27, 2006, 06:33 PM
    Pitter
    His Apache Name
    Geronimo was the name given to him by the Mexicans but what was is Apache name?
  • Dec 27, 2006, 07:19 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    No-doyon Canyon

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

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

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