Willimantic

Meaning

Proper Noun

• river Connecticut (state) USA (country).
• former borough ;, former city ;, now census-designated place Windham (country) Connecticut (state) USA (country), named after the river.
• town Piscataquis County (county) Maine (state) USA (country), named after the former city in Connecticut.

Origin

• From Algonquian, likely Mohegan-Pequot or Narragansett, meaning "land of swift-moving waters", referring to the steep drop of the Willimantic River, or "place near the cedar swamp".