How did Ottawa get its name?

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How did Ottawa get its name?

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The city of Ottawa was named after the Ottawa people. It is spelled Odawa in their native language and was originally pronounced ah-ta-wa.

Funny, that's something I remember from grade 7 social studies.....
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The name 鈥淥ttawa鈥?was adapted from an Indian word, Outaouak, the name of the Algonquin tribe that settled and traded furs in the area.
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The name comes from the Ottawa native tribe that once lived in the region. The tribe later migrated south, and other cities in the other were also named after the tribe (Ottawa, Kansas and Ottawa, Illinois).