where does the name walla walla come from
Walla Walla, Washington Tourists to Walla Walla are often told that locals call it "the town so nice they named it twice".[14] Walla Walla is a Native American name that means "Place of Many Waters". The original name of the town was Steptoeville, named after Colonel Edward Steptoe.[15] In 1855 the name was changed to Waiilatpu,[16] and then by 1859 had been changed again, this time to the name it holds today.