Variant Names and Spellings
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Ammonoosuc River" as the stream's name in 1936. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as:
- Amminoo Suck River
- Amonoosuck River
- Amonsook River
See also Defunct placenames of New Hampshire.
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