 willhelm says: GEORGIA. Named after King George II of England, who charted the colony in 1732. HAWAII. An English adaptation of the native word owhyhee, which means "homeland." IDAHO. Possibly taken from the Kiowa Apache word for the Comanche Indians. ILLINOIS. The French bastardization of the Algonquin word illini, which means "men." INDIANA. Named by English-speaking settlers because the territory was full of Indians. IOWA. The Sioux word for "beautiful land," or "one who puts to sleep." KANSAS. Taken from the Sioux word for "south wind people," their name for anyone who lived south of Sioux territory. KENTUCKY. Possibly derived from the Indian word kan-tuk-kee, meaning "dark and bloody ground." Or kan-tuc-kec, "land of green reeds", or ken-take, meaning "meadowland." LOUISIANA. Named after French King Louis XIV. MAINE. The Old French word for "province." MARYLAND. Named after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of English King George I. MASSACHUSETTS. Named after the Massachusetts Indian tribe. Means "large hill place." MICHIGAN. Most likely from the Chippewa word for "great water." micigama. MINNESOTA. From the Sioux word for "sky tinted" or "muddy water." MISSISSIPPI. Most likely taken from the Chippewa words mici ("great") and zibi ("river"). MISSOURI. From the Algonquin word for "muddy water." MONTANA. Taken from the Latin word for "mountainous." NEBRASKA. From the Otos Indian word for "broad water." NEVADA. Means "snow-clad" in Spanish. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Capt. John Mason, one of the original colonists, named it after his English home county of Hampshire. NEW JERSEY. Named after the English Isle of Jersey. NEW ME... TEXAS. Derived from the Caddo Indian word for "friend," or "ally." UTAH. Means "upper," or "higher," and was originally the name that Navajos called the Shoshone tribe. VERMONT. A combination of the French words vert ("green") and mont ("mountain"). VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "virgin" queen, by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584. WASHINGTON. Named after George Washington. WISCONSIN. Taken from the Chippewa word for "grassy place." WYOMING. Derived from the Algonquin word for "large prairie place." Great list. Thanks. This is great, Willhelm. Nice list - thanx Good clip! I often wondered... Kinda' conjures up images of day of yore. Great resource - thanks A fascinating clip Willhelm.  Just a footnote Willhelm: Maryland may have been named in honour of Queen Henrietta Maria but she was the wife of Charles I not George I. (She died in 1669; George would have been nine.) Nice catch, mickfinn. |
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