Bywy Creek (Choctaw County, Mississippi)

Bywy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Bywy Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "leaning white oak".[2] Variant names are "Big Bywiah Creek", "Big Bywy", "Big Bywyah", "By Wy", "By Wyah", and "Bywyah".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bywy Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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