Origin Of The US State Names
Info Lists This list includes all the states in the US with the State Origin that may not be well known. Do you know some US state names were named to honor notable people and some US state names were based on its native residents? If you don't, read the comments next to each name, to know the origin of state names in these American states. This list of fifty us state & origin of state names is alphabetical and can be sorted by any column. This states list shows the origin of their names. Source: Information Please Database
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Montgomery“ From Alabama River by early European explorers and named 'Alibamu' after the local Indian tribe „ - 2
Juneau“ Corruption of Aleut word meaning 'great land' or 'that which the sea breaks against' „ - 3
Phoenix“ Uncertain. Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for 'little spring' „ - 4
Little Rock“ From the Quapaw Indians „ - 5
Sacramento“ From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500
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Denver“ From the Spanish, 'ruddy' or 'red' „ - 7 Hartford“ From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning 'beside the long tidal river' „
- 8 Dover“ From Delaware River and Bay; named in turn for Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Warr „
- 9 Tallahassee“ From the Spanish Pascua Florida, meaning 'feast of flowers' (Easter) „
- 10 Atlanta“ In honor of George II of England „
- 11 Honolulu County“ Uncertain. The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians. „
- 12 Boise“ An invented name whose meaning is unknown. „
- 13 Springfield“ Algonquin for 'tribe of superior men' „
- 14 Indianapolis“ Meaning 'land of Indians' „
- 15 Des Moines“ From the Iowa River which was named after the Ioway Indian tribe „
- 16 Topeka“ From a Sioux word meaning 'people of the south wind' „
- 17 Frankfort“ From an Iroquoian word 'Ken-tah-ten' meaning 'land of tomorrow' „
- 18 Baton Rouge“ In honor of Louis XIV of France „
- 19 Augusta“ First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. It has been considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France. „
- 20 Annapolis“ In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England) „
- 21 Boston“ From Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning 'at or about the great hill' „
- 22 Lansing“ From Indian word 'Michigana' meaning 'great or large lake' „
- 23 Saint Paul“ From a Dakota Indian word meaning 'sky-tinted water' „
- 24 Jackson“ From an Indian word meaning 'Father of Waters' „
- 25 Jefferson City“ Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. 'Missouri' means 'town of the large canoes.' „
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