List of Maine placenames of Native American origin

The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of Maine whose names are derived from Native American languages.

Counties

 * Androscoggin County: (Abnaki) "place where fish are dried/cured"
 * Androscoggin River
 * Little Androscoggin River
 * Androscoggin Lake
 * Aroostook County
 * Aroostook River: (Mi'kmaq) "beautiful river"
 * Kennebec County
 * Kennebec River: (Abnaki) "long quiet water"
 * Little Kennebec Bay
 * Penobscot County: (Abnaki?) tribal name; "place of descending rocks/ledges"
 * Town of Penobscot
 * Penobscot River
 * North Branch Penobscot River
 * West Branch Penobscot River
 * East Branch Penobscot River
 * South Branch Penobscot River
 * Penobscot Bay
 * Penobscot Pond
 * Penobscot Island
 * Little Penobscot Island
 * Piscataquis County: (Abnaki) "at the river branch"
 * Piscataquis River
 * West Branch Piscataquis River
 * East Branch Piscataquis River
 * Sagadahoc County
 * Sagadahoc Bay

Settlements

 * Allagash River (and town): (Abnaki) "bark shelter"
 * Allagash Lake
 * Allagash Pond
 * Arrowsic
 * Arrowsic Island
 * Caribou: (Abnaki) kalibu "shoveler" (gets food by pawing or shoveling)
 * Caribou Mountain
 * Carrabassett Valley
 * Carrabassett River
 * Casco: (Mi'kmaq) muddy
 * Casco Bay
 * Damariscotta: (Abnaki) "many alewives"
 * Damariscotta Lake
 * Damariscotta River
 * Kenduskeag
 * Kenduskeag Stream
 * Kennebunk: (Abnaki) "long sand bar"
 * Kennebunk River
 * Kennebunkport
 * Kennebunk Dam
 * Machias
 * Town of Machiasport
 * Macwahoc
 * Madawaska
 * Magalloway: likely of Abnaki origin, meaning "large tail".
 * Magalloway River
 * Little Magalloway River
 * West Branch Little Magalloway River
 * Middle Branch Little Magalloway River
 * West Branch Magalloway River
 * First East Branch Magalloway River
 * Second East Branch Magalloway River
 * Third East Branch Magalloway River
 * Mattawamkeag: (Abnaki) "fishing beyond gravel bar" or (Mi'kmaq) "on a sand bar"
 * Mattawamkeag Lake
 * Mattawamkeag River
 * West Branch Mattawamkeag River
 * East Branch Mattawamkeag River
 * Mexico
 * Millinocket: (Abnaki) "this place is admirable"
 * Town of East Millinocket
 * Millinocket Lake
 * Millinocket Disposal Pond
 * Monhegan: (Mi'kmaq or Maliseet) "out-to-sea island"
 * New Canada
 * Nollesemic: (Abnaki) "resting place at the falls"
 * Nollesemic Lake
 * Ogunquit: (Mi'kmaq) "lagoons within dunes"
 * Ogunquit River
 * Orono: (Abnaki) purportedly from a Chief Joseph Orono, no translation
 * Oquossoc: (Abnaki) "place of trout" (a certain trout-type)
 * Passadumkeag: (Abnaki) "rapids over gravel beds"
 * Passadumkeag River
 * Sabattus
 * Sabattus River
 * Sabbatus Pond
 * Little Sabattus Pond
 * Saco: (Abnaki) "flowing out" or "outlet"
 * Saco River
 * Old Course Saco River
 * Little Saco River
 * Sebago: (Abnaki) "big lake"
 * Sebago Lake
 * Sebec
 * Sebec River
 * Sebec Lake
 * Seboeis
 * Seboeis River
 * Little Seboeis River
 * West Seboeis Stream
 * Seboeis Lake
 * Grand Lake Seboeis
 * Seboeis Deadwater
 * Village of Seboomook Lake: (Abnaki) "at the large stream"
 * Seboomook Lake
 * Skowhegan (town): (Abnaki) "watching place [for fish]"
 * Scopan Lake (and town): (Abnaki) "bear's den"
 * Willimantic
 * Wiscasset

Bodies of Water

 * Abagadasset River
 * Alamoosook Lake
 * Annabessacook Lake
 * Aziscohos Lake: (Abnaki) "small pine trees"
 * Aziscohos Pond
 * Bagaduce River
 * Baskahegan Lake
 * Big Machia Lake and Little Machia Lake
 * Big Madagascal Pond and Little Madagascal Pond
 * Bunganock Pond
 * Cambolasse Pond
 * Cape Neddick River
 * Caribou Lake (Island Falls)
 * Caribou Lake	(Washburn)
 * Caribou Egg Pond
 * Caucomgomoc Lake
 * Caucogomoc Stream
 * Chemquasabamticook Lake: (Abnaki) "where there is a large lake and rocks"
 * Chesuncook Lake: (Abnaki) "at the principal outlet"
 * Chesuncook Pond
 * Chickawaukie Pond
 * Chimenticook River
 * Chiputneticook Lakes: (Abnaki) "at the place of the big hill stream"
 * Cobscook Bay: (Maliseet) "rocks under water"
 * Cobbosseecontee Lake: (Abnaki) "many sturgeon"
 * Little Cobbosseecontee Lake
 * Cochnewagon Pond
 * Cupsuptic River
 * East Branch Cupsuptic River
 * Little East Branch Cupsuptic River
 * Cuxabexis Lake
 * Daaquam River
 * Debsconeag Lakes
 * Debsconeag Deadwater
 * Eggemoggin Reach
 * Gammon Pond
 * Harraseeket River
 * Hockomock Bay
 * Katahdin Lake
 * Kamankeag Pond
 * Keewaydin Lake
 * Kennebago Lake: (Abnaki) "long/large pond/lake"
 * Little Kennebago Lake
 * Kennebago River
 * West Kennebago Mountain
 * East Kennebago Mountain
 * Kennebago Divide
 * Keoka Lake
 * Lake Anasagunticook
 * Lake Kashwakamak
 * Lake Onawa
 * Lake Wassookeag
 * La Pomkeag Lake
 * Lower La Pomkeag Lake
 * Little Pushaw Pond
 * Lunksoos Lake
 * Upper Macwahoc Lake and Lower Macwahoc Lake
 * Madawaska River: (Mi'kmaq) "where one river joins another"
 * Little Madawaska River
 * Madawaska Lake
 * Manhancock Pond
 * Maquoit Bay
 * Maranacook Lake
 * Massachusetts Bog
 * Matagamon Lake: (Abnaki) "far on the other side"
 * Mattamiscontis Lake: (Abnaki) "many ale-wives"
 * Little Mattamiscontis Lake
 * Mattanawcook Pond
 * Mattaseunk Lake
 * Medomak River
 * Medomak Pond
 * Little Medomak Pond
 * Meduncook River
 * Medunkenuk Lake
 * Meduxnekeag River
 * North Branch Meduxnekeag River
 * South Branch Meduxnekeag River
 * Meduxnekeag Lake
 * Megunticook Lake
 * Megunticook River
 * Messalonskee Lake
 * Metallak Pond
 * Millimagassett Lake
 * Minnehonk Lake
 * Moccasin Pond
 * Mollidgewock Pond
 * Molunkus Pond: (Abnaki) "ravine"
 * Molunkus Stream
 * Molunkus Lake
 * Mooseleuk Lake
 * Mooselookmeguntic Lake: (Abnaki) "moose feeding place" (portage to or big trees at)
 * Mousam River
 * Middle Branch Mousam River
 * Mousam Lake
 * Munsungan Lake
 * Muscongus Bay: (Abnaki) "many/large rock ledges"
 * Musquash Lake: (Abnaki) "muskrat"
 * Musquash Pond
 * Musquacook Stream: (Abnaki) "muskrat place"
 * Musquacook Lakes
 * Nahmakanta Lake: (Abnaki) "many fish"
 * Narraguagus Bay
 * Narraguagus River
 * Little Narraguagus River
 * West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
 * West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield)
 * Narraguagus Lake
 * Narramissic River
 * Nehumkeag Pond
 * Neoutaquet River
 * Nequassett Lake
 * Nesowadnehunk Lake
 * Little Nesowadnehunk Lake
 * Nezinscot River
 * West Branch Nezinscot River
 * East Branch Nezinscot River
 * Nicatous Lake
 * Nokomis Pond
 * Nollesemic Lake
 * Ossipee River: (Abnaki) "beyond the water"
 * Little Ossipee River
 * Ossipee Lake
 * Papoose Pond
 * Little Papoose Pond
 * Parmachenee Lake
 * Passamagamet Lake
 * Passagassawakeag River
 * Lake Passagassawakeag
 * Passamaquoddy Bay: tribal name; "place of abundance of pollack"
 * Pattee Pond
 * Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes: (Maliseet) "extended sand bar place"
 * Ambajejus
 * Pemadumcook Lake
 * Pemaquid River
 * Pemaquid Pond
 * Pennamaquan River
 * Pennesseewassee Lake
 * Little Pennesseewassee Lake
 * Pequawket Lake
 * Piscataqua River
 * Piscataqua River (tributary)
 * East Branch Piscataqua River
 * Pocasset Lake
 * Pocwock River
 * Pockwockamus Deadwater
 * Podunk Pond
 * Presumpscot River
 * Pushaw Lake
 * Quahog Bay
 * Quantabacook Lake
 * Rockabema Lake
 * Saponac Pond
 * Sasanoa River
 * Scammon Pond
 * Schoodic Lake
 * Schoodic Bog
 * Sebago Lake
 * Little Sebago Lake
 * Sebasticook River: (Penobscot-Abnaki) "almost-through place"
 * East Branch Sebasticook River
 * Sebasticook Lake
 * Sennebec Pond
 * Shillalah Pond
 * Skitacook Lake
 * Songo River
 * Spednic Lake
 * Sysladobsis Lake
 * Upper Sysladobsis Lake
 * Tacoma Lakes
 * Umbagog Lake
 * Umbazooksus Lake
 * Umcolcus Lake: (Abnaki) "whistling duck"
 * Umsaskis Lake
 * Usuntabunt Lake: (Abnaki) "wet head" or possibly "three heads"
 * Wassutaquook River
 * Watchic Pond
 * Little Watchic Pond
 * Webhannet River: (Abnaki) "at the clear stream"
 * Weskeag River
 * Wesserunsett Lake
 * Wheelock Lake
 * Wohoa Bay
 * Wytopitlock Lake
 * Piscataqua River (New Hampshire border): (Pennacook) "the place where the river divides"

Islands

 * Bunganuc Island
 * Chebeague Island: (Abnaki) "separated place"
 * Malaga Island
 * Manana Island
 * Matinicus Island: (Abnaki) "far-out island"
 * Matinicus Rock
 * Menigawum Island
 * Metinic Island: (Abnaki) "far-out island"
 * Mingo Island
 * Mosquick Island
 * Nahamkeag Island
 * Opechee Island
 * Sampsong Point
 * Schoodic Island
 * Schoppee Island
 * Sebascodegan Island
 * Squantum Point

Other

 * Bauneg Beg Mountain
 * Mount Agamenticus
 * Mount Katahdin: (Abnaki) "the principal mountain"
 * Mount Kineo
 * Mount Pisgah
 * Mount Tire'm
 * Pemaquid Point: (Mi'kmaq) "extended land" (peninsula)
 * Quoddy Head: (Passamaquoddy) abbreviation to "pollack"
 * Shawnee Peak