The list of the names of the 50 US states is long, colorful, and fascinating. While some names appear to be self-explanatory, like Maryland or New York, the stories behind the names aren't always so s...
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It's all in the name: Where the US states got their names, The list of the names of the 50 US states is long, colorful, and fascinating. While some names appear to be self-explanatory, like Maryland or New York, the stories behind the names aren't always so simple. Linguists and historians have...
Alabama, like many states, derives its name from the Native Americans who have lived in the area for thousands of years. Alabama, or Alibamu in the native Muskeogan language, can be roughly translated to "the tribe of thicket clearers," a characteristic of the farming Alibamu tribe that lived...
America's northernmost state, Alaska was part of Russia until 1867. The Russian name for Alaska, Alyaska, was derived from the native Aleut word alaxsxaq, which can be translated to "the main land which the sea breaks against."You may also like: Most embarrassing celebrity moments
The southwestern state of Arizona most likely gets its name from the O'Odham language spoken by the native tribes of the Sonoran Desert. In the O'odham language, the compound of the words ali' and sona-g translate to "little spring," most likely referring to the many spring and oases that dot the...
The word Arkansas, in the Algonquian language, translates to "the wind people," and was used by Algonquian speakers to refer to the Quapaw tribes that lived in the region. Interestingly, the "s" at the end of the word was originally pronounced, until settlers began to refer to the territory by...
California has one of the oldest names of European origin in the country. The word California was first coined by 16th-century novelist Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, who named a fictional, paradisiacal island as such in one of his books. Spanish explorers, after stumbling upon the beautiful Baja...
Colorado is named after the Colorado River that runs through it, and was originally named as such after an old Spanish word roughly meaning "a reddish color," inspired by the reddish hue of the sediment-rich waters of the Colorado River.You may also like: Myths truths and fun facts about milk
The name of the eastern state of Connecticut was adopted from the native people who originally inhabited the region, who called it Quinnihtukqut, which can be translated to "beside the long tidal river."Follow us and access great exclusive content everyday
One of the first settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, and the original colonial territories, was Sir Thomas West. West was also known by another title: the Baron De La Warr, a corrupted version of the French title Baron de la Guerre. The Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and eventually the state of...
Legend has it that Juan Ponce de León, the Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition in Florida, arrived on or around Easter in 1513, and decided to name the territory after the holiday as it is known in Spanish: Pascua Florida.Follow us and access great exclusive content everyday
As is the case with many of the early eastern colonial settlements, the territory of, and later on the state of, Georgia, was named after the monarch who approved its formation. In this case, King George II.You may also like: Stars who have come out as LGBT in 2019
While no definitive evidence exists, most historians agree that the islands of Hawaii were named after the legendary sailor Hawaii Loa, who, according to local folklore, sailed from the Polynesian South Pacific to the islands in 400 CE.Follow us and access great exclusive content everyday
The origins of Idaho's name are one of the hardest to pin down. Many theories exist, ranging from the Apache word for enemy, to a European settler who wanted to name the territory after a girl named Ida.You may also like: A look back at Sean Connery’s life and times
Illinois was the name given to the native tribes of the area by its first French settlers. The word is derived from Illiniwek, which in Algonquian can be translated to "tribe of superior men."Follow us and access great exclusive content everyday
While many states have names derived from the names of the indigenous populations that first inhabited their respective areas, the United States Congress decided the simply name Indiana after the misleading word used as a blanket term for all of the native populations of the continent.You may...
The history of Iowa's name is short and simple. The tribe who inhabited most of the state's territory was, you guessed it, the Iowa tribe.Follow us and access great exclusive conte

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