English

Green River (the town)

Arapaho

1. 3ííkonookúhu’ee ; 2. 3ííkonéíniicíe

Translation of Arapaho

1. ‘skull’ ; 2. ‘skeleton river’

Note

N amed because skulls were found in the area. There was a large massacre of Chinese in the area in the late nineteenth century, but it is not known if this is the reason for the name.