Take the 2-minute tour ×  What is the place-name etymology of
Buffalo, New York?  share|improve this question  closed as
general reference by Hugo, Will Hunting, aedia λ, MετάEd,
simchona Jan 26 '12 at 1:14   Downvoted (no research done) and
voted to close (general reference) as answer is on Wikipedia and
etymonline.com, both found via Google search. –  Hugo Jan 25 '12
at 11:05  1 Answer 1  The city is named after Buffalo Creek. How
Buffalo Creek got its name is unknown. There are many
conflicting stories. See, for example,
http://www.buffaloah.com/h/bflo/origin.html  share|improve this
answer Thank you,Jay.I was hoping you wouldn't say it was a slam
dunk from "beau fleuve",which I once believed with
certainty.Mark Twain once quipped that it was called "Buffalo"
because there weren't any buffalo to be seen. –  Bill S. Jan 25
'12 at 3:46 I didn't think buffalo were native to N America? – 
mgb Jan 25 '12 at 4:03 @mgb American Bison are also known as
buffalo. –  slim Jan 25 '12 at 9:01