Big Oktibee Creek
Big Oktibee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Oktibee is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning either "bloody water" or "icy creek".[2] Variant names are "Big Oaktibbee Creek", "Oakitbee Creek", "Oaktibbee Creek", "Oaktibee Creek", "Oktibbeh Creek", and "Oktibee Creek".[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Oktibee Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
31°03′23″N 88°46′30″W / 31.05639°N 88.77500°W