▁of ▁Thomas ▁More ▁University ▁ ▁Pr on unci ation ▁Mah op ac ▁is ▁an ▁Alg on quin ▁word ▁meaning ▁" Gre at ▁Lake " ▁or ▁" L ake ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Ser pent ", ▁with ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁pron unci ation . ▁ ▁Long - time ▁Mah op ac ▁residents ▁aff irm ▁that ▁" Ma - HO - p ac " ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁residents ▁until ▁the ▁ham let ' s ▁large ▁population ▁expansion ▁and ▁dem ographic ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁' 7 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 - 2 ▁vote ▁by ▁the ▁Car mel ▁Town ▁Board ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁Native ▁pron unci ation , ▁no ▁cons ensus ▁has ▁emer ged , ▁the ▁modern - day ▁first - s yll able - inf lect ed ▁" MA Y - o - p ac " ▁being ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁residents ▁today . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Put nam ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁first ▁brought ▁service ▁to ▁Mah op ac ▁USS ▁Mah op acs , ▁a ▁Civil ▁War ▁era ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁monitor , ▁post ▁W WI ▁fleet ▁t ug , ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁era ▁rescue ▁t ug bo at ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Mah op ac ▁News ▁ ▁Mah op ac ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁ ▁Town ▁of ▁Car mel ▁ ▁Mah op ac ▁Central ▁School ▁District ▁ ▁Mah op ac ▁Public ▁Library ▁ ▁Mah op ac ▁Vol unte er ▁Fire