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that the name came from Jaonniaka-re, meaning "noisy point or portage". To Mohawks, the name refers to "the neck", pronounced "onyara"; the portage or neck of land between lakes Erie and Ontario onyara. The modern Seneca name is Jo'sgöhsodö', meaning "the cliffs are standing." Etymonline supports this, asserting that it comes from Iroquoian and meaning "a neck",

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