OTHER NAMES FOR BIGFOOT
The term "Bigfoot" is a relatively new term. This creature has been around for as long as there have been campfires. It is known by as many different names as there are cultures. Here a just a few of the historical names given to this creature:
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A Albatwitche, the manlike apple stealers (Susquehannock Native) Almas Almasty American Ape Anisau Ape-Man B The Bad Smelling Tree Men (USA, ID, Coeur d'Alene, and WA, Spokane) Barmanu (northwest Pakistan) B'gwas (Haisla, Canada, BC) Biabin-Guli Big Big Hairy Figure With Eyes Sunk Deep In The Head (n.w. USA, Wakashan, Kwakiutl Tribe) big hairy man, the messenger (USA, Hopi Tribe) Big Hairy Monster the Big Man (USA, western SD, Lakota) Big Ones Blacki Boggy Boon Boggy Bill (USA, east TX) the Booger Booger Man Boogie Man Boogy Monster Boqs (s.w. Canada, Bella Coola Tribe) Brenin Llwyd Brother Who Comes Back Before The Next Very Big Winter (USA, SD, Ogala, Lakota) Chinese Wild man C Caddo Critter the Cannibal Giant (USA, Native American) the Cannibal, who eats dead people (USA, Na-Dene) Cave Monster Cave Spirit Cave Yeller (USA, KY) Cer Ra Ca Wa "the turkey eater" (northern Mexico) Chi-Chi Chinese Wild man Chiye-tanka, great elder brother (n.w. USA, Lakota) Chuchuna Ci-e (USA, SD, Pine Ridge Res.) Crying Beast(USA, southern Ohio, 1800s) Devil Monkey D Devils Devil Monkey (USA, s.w. OK) Destroyer Who Breaks Up Houses (USA, Na-Dene) Doolagahi Doolagahl (Aboriginal Australia) Doolagarl (Aboriginal Australia) E Engeco The Fouke Monster is named after the town of Fouke, Arkansas F Ferla Mohair The Fetid Beast Forest Devil Forest Giants Fouke Monster The Ohio Grassman G Gerendel (Old Danish) Giganto Gigantopithecines blacki Gin-sung Grass man Gooligah (Aboriginal Australia) Gugu (Sumatra) Honey Island Swamp Monster H Hairy Bill (USA, TX) Hairy Giants Hairy Ones Hairy Man, Hairy Woman, or Hairy People "the hairy man (men) who appears as a symptom of disruption" (USA, SD, Lakota) The Hairy People (USA, KY, Leslie County) the Hairy Stinka Boo (USA, southern OH) Hill Monkeys (OK) Hokou Holla Yella (USA, WV) Holayela (USA, WV and east OH) Hoodoo Hoohoo Honey Island Monster I Indin Hair Man (USA, WV) Jacko J Jacko (Canada, BC) Jimbra (Aboriginal Australia) Jingera (Aboriginal Australia) Jinka The Jungle Man (India) Kikomba K Kakundak (Africa) Kaptat Kecleh-Kudleh Kikomba King Kong Kushtaka Loup-garou L Loup-garou (French for wolf-man) Long eared Ape Mande Burung M Matlose (w.Canada, Nootkas Tribe) The Man-Beast Mande Burung (India) Man-Monkey Mannimal Mapinguari Mirygdy Monkey Man (USA, OK) Momo, Mo Mo (USA, short for 'Missouri Monster') Ngoloko N Nant'ina Narcoonah Living Neanderthal Nibagon Ngoloko Nguoi rung (Asia) Ngui Rung (Vietnamese) Nolem or Dog Eaters (USA, Nadene) Noocoonah (Aboriginal Australia) Nuk-Luk (North America) Nu'numic (Aztec) Nun Yunu Wi Nyalmo (Asia) P Pongo Orang Pendek O Oh-mah (USA, NE) Old Hairy Bill (TX) Old Yellow Old Yellow Top (Canada, Ontario) Old Ones Who Cry Old Ones Who Run At Night Old Skunky Bill (USA, east TX) Opie (USA, TN and NC) Orang Pendek (Oceania, Sumatran) Ot-ne-yar-hed, the giants (north eastern USA, Iroquoian) P Pecos Bill (in the original TX legend he was huge and hairy!) Quinken Q Quinken (Aboriginal Australia) R Red Eyes (Aboriginal Australia) Rugaru (USA, ND, Ojibway) Skunk Ape S Sasquatch, or sε´sq'əč (Halkomelem, A Salishan language, southwest British Columbia) Seatco, the Wicked Giant (n.w. USA, native Nusqually) S _ _ _ Man, or Men (USA, WV) Skunk Ape Skunk Demon Skunky Bill Stinkaboo Stink Man St' Iyahama (USA, OR, Umatilla) T Tah-tah-kle'-ah or Owl-Woman Monster (n.w. USA, Yakama and Shasta Indians) Tsek Etinu's (USA, Na-Dene) Tsiatko Giants (n.w.USA, native) Stsomu'lamux (USA, Na Dene) Taku he (native American, Lakota ) Tano Giant (Africa) Teh-Ima (Asia) Tch-lma Tree Men (USA, ID, Coeur d'Alene, and WA, Spokane) Tjandara (Aboriginal Australia) Tha-tha Kla-yah-ma (n.w. USA, Yakama ) Thoolagal (Aboriginal Australia) Tomy Knocker Tobi Juan In The Wood (USA, Ark., Tenn.) Tsawane'it Emux (USA, Nadene) Tse'nahaha (USA, Paiute) Tso'apittse (USA, Nevada) Ucumar U Urayuli Ucumar (Latin America) Witiko W Weendego (USA, central to north-eastern, Ojibwa) Wendigo (Algonquian, central to north-eastern USA) Windego (northern USA) Wetiko (central to north-eastern USA) Wihalaid, the Cannibal Beast (USA, Na-Dene) Windago (central to north-eastern USA) Windikouk (central to north-eastern USA) Who-Who the Wigidokowok People(n.w. USA, Native) Wildman Wild Man Uncle (n.w. USA, Nehalem) Wild Man Of Borneo Witiko Woods Child (USA, Ohio, 1800s) Woods Booger (southeastern USA) Woods Devils (USA, NH, Coos county) Wooly Booger Yowie Y Yahoo (Australia) Yakaka Yaroma (Aboriginal Australia) Yeahoh (USA, KY, Algonkian) Yellers Yellow Top (Canada, Ontario) Yeren (Chinese) Yeti Yowie (Australia) Yuuri |
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