Tuckabum Creek is a
stream
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in the
U.S. state
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s of
Alabama
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and
Mississippi
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.
''Tuckabum'' is a name derived from the
Choctaw language
The Choctaw language (Choctaw: ), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, US, is a member of the Muskogean languages, Muskogean language family. Chickasaw language, Chickasaw is a separate but closely related l ...
purported to mean either (sources vary) "first" or "stream bed", but the meaning can not be known with certainty.
Variant names are "Tickabum Creek", "Tuckabunne Creek", "Tuckaburne Creek", and "Tuckalum Creek".
References
Rivers of Alabama
Rivers of Choctaw County, Alabama
Rivers of Mississippi
Rivers of Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Alabama placenames of Native American origin
Mississippi placenames of Native American origin
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