Poticaw Bayou

Poticaw Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the West Pascagoula River.

Poticaw is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "double".[2] Variant names are "Bayou Portico", "Portico Bayo", "Portigo Bayou".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poticaw Bayou
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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