Manhattan
Manhattan Name meanings & History
The name Manhattan means "place of general inebriation" in the language of the Lenape people, the original inhabitants of the island of Manhattan in New York City. In reference to the New York City borough of Manhattan, which derives from the word Manna-hata, as written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson's yacht Halve Maen (Half Moon). A 1610 map depicts the name as Manna-hata, twice, on both the west and east sides of the Mauritius River (later named the Hudson River). The word "Manhattan" has been translated as "island of many hills" from the Lenape language. Manhattan can be used as both a first name and a middle name.
Zodiac Sign of Manhattan: Mother Cancer
Synonyms of Manhattan:
M: Mommy,Mother,Mushy,Manipulative,Memorabilia,Memory,Maternal
A: Angry,Argumentative,Aggressive,Assertive,Action,Ambitious
N: Nitpicking,Nagging,Neat,Neurosis,Nice,Nervous,Nutrition
H: Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Hope,Haggle,Hyper
T: Touchy,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Truth,Tireless,Tacky
Manhattan is:- a Modern name
- a Natural name
- a Nerdy name
- a Refined name
- a Upper Class name
