Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: nwctwx
"Bah... spelled Hurrican wrong... change if possible :-)"

Pick any spelling.

What is the origin of the name "hurricane"?

"HURRICANE derived from 'Hurican', the Carib god of evil... alternative spellings: foracan, foracane, furacana, furacane, furicane,furicano, haracana, harauncana, haraucane, haroucana, harrycain, hauracane, haurachana, herican, hericane, hericano, herocane, herricao, herycano, heuricane, hiracano, hirecano, hurac[s]n, huracano, hurican, hurleblast, hurlecan, hurlecano, hurlicano, hurrican, hurricano, hyrracano, urycan, hyrricano, jimmycane, oraucan, uracan, uracano"

From the Glossary of Meteorology

It should be noted that the name 'Hurican' was derived from the Maya 'Hurakan', one of their creator gods, who blew his breath across the Chaotic water and brought forth dry land.

118 posted on 09/12/2003 4:52:51 PM PDT by blam
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]


To: All
Drudge has a link to this map under the headline "Computer Models":


120 posted on 09/12/2003 5:07:31 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 118 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson