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      • As Alice Cooper explained in the 1992 cult classic Wayne’s World, the name Milwaukee comes from the Algonquin word millioke, meaning “the good land.”
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  2. Jan 29, 2018 · East-siders called the village “Milwaukie,” while west-siders preferred “Milwaukee.” Even after the city charter settled the spelling issue, there remained a curiosity about where the name had come from. In 1881, the Milwaukee Sentinel boldly declared that the matter was “definitely settled.”

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  3. Feb 2, 2018 · As Alice Cooper explained in the 1992 cult classic Wayne’s World, the name Milwaukee comes from the Algonquin word millioke, meaning “the good land.” Minowakiing, which has the same meaning, is another commonly accepted origin word for Milwaukee.

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  4. Oct 14, 2016 · The place where Milwaukee stands today was a destination, even then, for all kinds of indigenous people to meet, talk, negotiate and celebrate. So whatever they called this place, the name ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MilwaukeeMilwaukee - Wikipedia

    Milwaukee began to grow as a city as high numbers of immigrants, mainly German, made their way to Wisconsin during the 1840s and 1850s. Scholars classify German immigration to the United States in three major waves, and Wisconsin received a significant number of immigrants from all three.

  6. Milwaukee takes its name from the river, which had been the site of an Indian village since Wisconsin was first known to Europeans. The area was known to have been an Indian council place, believed to have been rising ground in the vicinity of modern Wisconsin Ave. and Fifth St.

  7. city.milwaukee.gov › cityclerk › MilwaukeeHistoryMilwaukee History

    The City of Milwaukee arose from a collection of scattered settlements on a site familiar to the Native American tribes in what is now eastern Wisconsin. Local historians attribute the name to a word derived from the Potawatomi Tribe.

  8. Long before European settlers set foot on the shores of Lake Michigan, Native American tribes called Milwaukee home. In fact, the name "Milwaukee" is derived from an Algonquian word Millioke , meaning “good land,” and from a Potawatomi word Minwaking meaning “gathering place by the waters.”

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