Tacoma

name

Etymology: From earlier Takhoma (“the area south of Seattle”), borrowed from Lushootseed təˈkhoʊʔməʔ, təlˈkhoʊʔbəʔ, təloʊʔl (the area surrounding Mount Rainier), from təˡqʷuʔbəʔ (“mother of waters”) in a direct reference to Mount Rainier.

1. A city, the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

   “Tacoma has a small-town feel with big-time access, says Kathy Conn, an East Coast transplant who has called Tacoma home since 2018 (having lived in Seattle for six years before that).”

2. An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia, United States.
4. Former name of Mount Rainier.
5. A suburb in the Central Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.