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calcasieu parish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
cal-casieu -parish
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Lake Charles.

Etymology

The name Calcasieu comes from the Atakapan word, "quelqueshue" in a French transliteration, meaning "crying eagle." It was the name of an Atakapa chief, which French colonists applied to the local river, the Calcasieu River.

Questions

What does calcasieu parish mean?
One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Lake Charles.
Where does calcasieu parish come from?
The name Calcasieu comes from the Atakapan word, "quelqueshue" in a French transliteration, meaning "crying eagle." It was the name of an Atakapa chief, which French colonists applied to the local river, the Calcasieu River.

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