The Origin of Totem Na^ncs and Beliefs. 389
derived from plants and animals, like most totemic names. We also find "Dog Eaters," "Bread Eaters," " Burd Eaters," " VVhitpot Eaters," and answering to " Girls' Band" [Gens des Filles) " Pretty Maidens," answering to " Bad Nation," " Rogues," answering to " Eaters of Hide Scrapings," " Bone Pickers," while there are, as among the Siouans, names derived from various practices attri- buted to the English villagers, as to the Red Indian ^^ gentesy
No closer parallel between our rural folklore sobriquets of village groups, and the names of old savage totem-groups (now reckoning in the male line, and, therefore, now settled together in given localities) could be invented. I conceive, therefore, that my suggestion — the totem names of pristine groups were originally given from without, and were accepted (as in the case of the nicknames of Siouan ^' gentes,^^ now accepted by them) — may be reckoned no strain on our sense of probability. It is demonstrated that the name-giving processes of our villagers exist among American savage groups which reckon descent in the male line, and that it also existed among the savage groups which reckoned descent in the female line, is, surely, a not unreasonable surmise. I add a list in parallel columns.
English Group Names. Siouan Group Names.
Rogues Bad Sorts
Stags Elk
Bull Dogs Common Dogs
Horse-heads Warts on Horses' Legs
Bone-Pickers Hide-Scrapers
Whitpot j
Cheese f
Eaters Fish \ Eatei
Dried Venison
Barley Bread Doe
Dunj
Pretty Girls Girl Folk
Animal and Vegetable Animal and Vegetable
Names Names
