Show the name Se loto 00 uke like the cuyahoga Cuya hoga there ther arse arc three explanations for the origin f the name scioto applied first to the river and then to the county in ohio says a writer in the cleveland plain dealer henry hanry howe early ohio historian believes the name was first used by the wyandot indians who called it on to the meaning of which is unknown the geographer gannett however believes the name was derived from the word Seey otah meaning great legs and that it was applied to the river because of its long tributa ries other authorities insist scioto in 1 the wyandot for deer |