Term: Nashotah (Town) [origin of place name]
Definition: Corruption of nijode, meaning "a twin." Neesh-sho-da, meaning one of a pair, i.e. a twin, twins (Pottawatomi) C.E.B. nishota, "the twins" (A. Skinner, Milw. Pub. Museum. Bull. v. 6. p. 399.)
[Source: Card file at the WHS Library reference desk]