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The Names Of The StatesAlabama--Indian; meaning Here we rest. Arkansas--Kansas, the Indian name for smoky water, with the French prefix arc, bow or bend in the principal river. California--Caliente Fornala, Spanish for hot furnace, in allusion to the climate. Colorado--Spanish; meaning colored, from the red color of the Colorado river. Connecticut--Indian; meaning long river. Delaware--Named in honor of Lord De La Ware. Florida--Named by Ponce de Leon, who discovered it in 1512, on Easter Day, the Spanish Pascua de Flores, or Feast of Flowers. Georgia--In honor of George II. of England. Illinois--From the Indian illini, men, and the French suffix ois, together signifying tribe of men. Indiana--Indian land. Iowa--Indian; meaning beautiful land.' Kansas--Indian; meaning smoky water. Kentucky--Indian for at the head of the river, or the dark and bloody ground. Louisiana--In honor of Louis XIV. of France. Maine--From the province of Maine, in France. Maryland--In honor of Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I. of England. Massachusetts--The place of the great hills (the blue hills southwest of Boston). Michigan--The Indian name for a fish weir. The lake was so called from the fancied resemblance of the lake to a fish trap. Minnesota--Indian; meaning sky-tinted water. Mississippi--Indian; meaning great father of waters. Missouri--Indian; meaning muddy. Nebraska--Indian; meaning water valley. Nevada--Spanish; meaning snow-covered, alluding to the mountains. New Hampshire--From Hampshire county, England. New Jersey--In honor of Sir George Carteret, one of the original grantees, who had previously been governor of Jersey Island. New York--In honor of the Duke of York. North and South Carolina--Originally called Carolina, in honor of Charles IX. of France. Ohio--Indian; meaning beautiful river. Oregon--From the Spanish oregano, wild marjoram, which grows abundantly on the coast. Pennsylvania--Latin; meaning Penn's woody land. Rhode Island--From a fancied resemblance to the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. Tennessee--Indian; meaning river with the great bend. Texas--Origin of this name is unknown. Vermont--French; meaning green mountain. Virginia--In honor of Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen. Wisconsin--Indian; meaning gathering of the waters, or wild rushing channel. Next: Mottoes Of The States Previous: Altered Words And Figures
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