Couderay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and village therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. A tributary of the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, first named Riviere des Courte Oreilles (River of the Short Ears); in full, the Couderay River.

Word forms

Couderay

Etymology

From French courtes (“short”) + oreilles (“ears”), in connection with the ears of the Ojibwe people.

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