Snohomish
/snoʊˈhoʊmɪʃ/noun
Snohomish is the name of a Coast Salish Indigenous people, a river, a county, and a city in Washington State.
Did you know?The English form is an anglicized rendering of a Lushootseed name, and historical spellings vary because early outsiders recorded Indigenous sounds imperfectly.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-contact period
Lushootseed
sduhubš
“A traditional Lushootseed form associated with the Snohomish people; the precise original interpretation is disputed.”
19th Century
English records
Snohomish
“An anglicized spelling used by American and colonial-era writers for the Indigenous people and region.”
1850s
English
Snohomish River
“The name applied to the major river flowing into Puget Sound in present-day Washington.”
1861
English
Snohomish County
“A Washington territorial county named for the Snohomish people.”
Modern English
English
Snohomish
“A proper name referring to the people, city, county, river, and related places in Washington State.”
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