Greenbrier River - Variant Names

Variant Names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Greenbrier River has also been known historically as:

  • Green Briar River
  • Green Brier River
  • Green Bryar River
  • Greenbriar River
  • O-ne-pa-ke (Lenape for Dark Path)
  • O-ne-pa-ke-cepe (Lenape for Dark Path Water or River)
  • Onepake
  • Riviere de la Ronceverte (River of the Greenbrier)
  • We-o-to-we
  • We-o-to-we-cepe-we
  • Weotowe

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