Tippah River is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Tallahatchie River.[1]
Tippah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to eat one another", i.e. cannibalism.[2] Variant names are "Tippah Creek" and Tippah River Canal".[1]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tippah River
- Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
34°31′51″N 89°24′44″W / 34.5309356°N 89.4123004°W / 34.5309356; -89.4123004