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Help[Facts] Re: Hutoka
in reply to a message by Terri
Hutoka comes from the book "Hutoka: Or, The Maid of the Forest: a Tale of the Indian Wars" (1846) by Osgood Bradbury.
As far as I can tell, it's a fictitious Native American name that Bradbury made up.
Here's a link to the book at Archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/hutokaormaidfor00bradgoog
On page 25, the character mentions that her name means "springing fawn." Here's the text:
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'Hutoka!' repeated the old man, 'Hutoka! That's a pretty sounding name. The Indians always have a meaning to their names. What is the meaning of Hutoka?' 'The Springing Fawn,' she replied.
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As far as I can tell, it's a fictitious Native American name that Bradbury made up.
Here's a link to the book at Archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/hutokaormaidfor00bradgoog
On page 25, the character mentions that her name means "springing fawn." Here's the text:
**
'Hutoka!' repeated the old man, 'Hutoka! That's a pretty sounding name. The Indians always have a meaning to their names. What is the meaning of Hutoka?' 'The Springing Fawn,' she replied.
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