Place
The prefix "Ne" begins many place names on the North
Oregon coast. Although many fanciful interpretations are assigned to
Native American Indian-derived names, the truth is more
prosaic. "Ne", as a prefix, simply means "place" in the
language of the
Clatsop Indians of that area. It was used to refer to specific locales in the sense of "the place where we catch first salmon" or "the place where we make winter camp".
Examples of North Oregon Coast place names beginning with "Ne":
Neah-kah-nie
Necanicum
Neawana
Nehalem
Netarts
Netel