The origin of the name of the American state Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:26 ALABAMA (Alabama):
Derived from the Choctaw Indian language, meaning "thicket-clearers"
Or "vegetation-gatherers", "pioneers" or "grass-gatherers".
AlASKA (Alaska):
From the Aleut language, meaning "great land" or "that which the seas breaks
against", "great "the land" or "the place where the sea divides".
ARIZONA (Arizona):
It comes from the Indian word "Arimnac", which means "hule spring", "small spring water".
ARKANSAS (Arkansas):
It comes from the Indian language, meaning "a breeze near the ground", "a breeze near the ground".
CALIFORNIA (California):
From the French "Califerne", it is an imagined place in an 11th-century French epic poem.
COLORADO (Colorado):
Derived from Spanish, meaning "ruddy" or "red", "red".
CONNETICUT (Connecticut):
It comes from the Indian language, meaning "beside the long tidal river", "beside the long tidal river".
DELAWARE (Delaware):
To commemorate "Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr", the Delaware River and Delaware Bay also commemorate Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr. name.
FRORIDA (Florida):
It comes from Spanish, meaning "feast flowers (Easter)", "flower festival", that is, Easter.
GEORGIA (Georgia):
Commemorating the British Emperor George II. In honor of George II of England.
HAWAII:
Origin uncertain. The islands may be named after their discoverer, Hawaii Loa, or they may be named after the traditional Polynesian homeland of Hawaii or
Hawaiki.
IDAHO (Idaho):
Derived from the Indian language, meaning: "gem of the mountains", "gem in the mountains"; another way of saying it means " Good
morning""Good morning".
ILLINOIS (Illinois):
It comes from the Indian language with a French suffix, meaning "tribe of superior men", "the land of the nobles".
INDIANA (Indiana):
Derived from the Indian language, meaning: "land of Indians", "the land of Indians".
IOWA (Iowa):
It comes from the Indian language, meaning "the beautiful land", "this beautiful place", another way of saying it is "the sleepy"
ones", "people who love to sleep".
KANSAS (Kansas):
It comes from the Sioux Indian language, meaning "people of the south wind", "people of the south wind".
KENTUCKY (Kentucky):
From the Iroquois Indian "Ken-tah-ten", meaning "land of tomorrow" or "the dark or bolldy"
ground", "the land of hope", or "the black fertile ground".
LOUISIANA (Louisiana):
In memory of Emperor Louis XIV of France, "In honor of Louis XIV fo France".
MAINE (Maine) ):
In memory of Henrietta Maria, Queen fo Charles I of England, "Henrietta Maria, Queen fo Charles I of England" is said to have owned the French province of Maine, "The province of Mayne in France"
MARYLAND (Maryland):
In honor of Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I of England" >
England".
MASSACHUSETTS (Massachusetts):
Derived from the Indian language, meaning "great mountain place", "great mountain place".
MICHIGAN (Michigan):
It comes from the Indian language, meaning "great lake" or "big water", "big lake".
MINNESOTA (Minnesota):
Derived from the Dakota Indian language, meaning "sky-tinted water", "sky-tinted water".
MISSISSIPPI (Mississippi):
It comes from the Indian language, meaning "father of waters", "father of water".
MISSOURI (Missouri):
Derived from the Indian language, meaning "town of the Large canoes", "home of the large canoes".
MONTANA (Montana):
A word selected from the Latin dictionary by J.M. Assi. It is Latinized Spanish and has an unknown meaning.
NEBRASKA (Nebraska):
It comes from the Otuo Indian language, meaning "flat water", "flat water".
NEVADA (Nevada):
Derived from Spanish, meaning "snow-capped", "snow-capped".
NEW HAMPSHIRE (New Hampshire):
From Hampshire, England, "Hampshire".
NEW JERSEY (New Jersey):
From the Channel Isle of Jersey, "the Channel Isle of Jersey".
NEW MEXICO (New Mexico):
From Mexico, "the country of Mexico".
NEW YORK (New York):
To commemorate the British Duke of York, "In honor of the English Duke of York".
NORTH CAROLINA (North Carolina):
To commemorate Charles I of England, "In honor of Charles I of England".
NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota) :
Derived from the Dakota Indian language, meaning "allies" or "leagued", "alliance" or "alliance".
OHIO (Ohio):
Derived from the Indian language, meaning "great river", "big river".
OKLAHOMA (Oklahoma):
It comes from the Choctaw Indian language, meaning "red people", "red people".
OREGON (Oregon):
Origin unknown. It is generally believed that the name was first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, taking it from the book of the British officer Robert Rogers.
PENNSYLVANIA (Pennsylvania):
In memory of Sir William Penn "Sir William Penn", which means "penn's Woodland", "Pen's Woodland".
RHODE ISLAND (Rhode Island):
From the Greek Island of Rhodes, "the Greek Island of Rhodes".
SOUTH CAROLINA (South Carolina):
To commemorate the British Emperor Charles I, "In honor of Charles I of England".
S0UTH DAKOTA (South Dakota):
Same as North Dakota.
TENNESSEE (Tennessee):
It comes from the Cherokee Indian language, meaning: "the vines of the big bend", "the vines of the big bend".
TEXAS (Texas):
Derived from the Indian language, meaning "friends", "friends".
UTAH (Utah):
It comes from the Ute Indian language, meaning "people of the mountains", "people of the mountains".
VERMONT (Vermont):
Derived from the French "vert mont", meaning "green mountain", "green mountain".
VIRGINIA (Virginia):
To commemorate Elizabeth I, the Holy Queen of England, "In honor of Elizabeth I, 'Virgin Queen' of England".
WASHINGTON (Washington):
In memory of George Washington, "In honor of George Washington".
WEST VIRGINIA:
Same as Virginia.
WISCONSIN (Wisconsin):
Frenchized Indian word, meaning unknown.