[Q]why is seattle called seattle

[Shadowfeather-Cj-]

Why was seattle called seattle, was this a person's name, [if so]who was this person?

 

[Link 70222]

According to Wikipedia, it was "named "Seattle" in 1853, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes."

 

[Moclon]

http://bit.ly/Vayuf9

 

[jd.1990]

because the founding fathers flipped a coin heads seattle tails cacapoopooshishishire

 

[terraryst]

cacapoopooshishishire would have been the better choice in my opinion.

 

[Shadowfeather-Cj-]

link is correct, though, i wouldn't need the wiki to anser this question