Bogue Homo (Leaf River tributary)

Bogue Homo is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Leaf River.

Name

Bogue Homo is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "red creek".[2]

Variant names are:[1]

  • Big Bogue Homo Creek
  • Boaghoma
  • Bogahoma
  • Bogohoma
  • Bogue Homa
  • Bogue Home Creek
  • Bogue Homo Creek
  • Bogueahoma
  • Boguehoma
  • Boguehomo

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Homo
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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