Kill is from the old Dutch meaning river or creek. It is common in this area, for example Lishakill.
As a body of water, a kill is a creek. The word comes from the Middle Dutch kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel". The term is used in areas of Dutch influence in the Delaware and Hudson Valleys and other areas of the former New Netherland colony of Dutch America to describe a strait, river, or arm of the sea. Kill" also shows up in many location names such as the Catskill Mountains, the city of Peekskill, the town of Fishkill, New York, and the hamlet of Wynantskill, New York. **Sourced from Wikipedia**
In ny areas its usualy a river .. just a different way to say it.. they are everywhere..
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