Oriska
[ɔːˈrɪskə]Meaning
borrowed from Oneida; also the name of a town in North Dakota
Background Story
Oriska is borrowed from Oneida. The town of Oriska, North Dakota, was originally called Fourth Siding when it was founded in 1872, and was renamed Oriska in 1881 for a Native American character in a poem by Lydia Sigourney.
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