U.S. States by Alternate Etymology - Statistics

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Name meaning Country % Correct
Named for a country in Asia Georgia
87%
Because the original colonists of this state never had sex Virginia
64%
Named in honor of a Harrison Ford movie character Indiana
61%
Spanish for "a dry area" Arizona
59%
Honors the rapper who recorded the #1 hit "Low" Florida
58%
Named for the wife of Mr. Ippy Mississippi
48%
Named for the state's most famous invention - a new type of sports uniform New Jersey
48%
Named after a 1943 Broadway play Oklahoma
46%
Honors a hero who did 2,000 pounds of laundry Washington
46%
Land of very small carbonated beverages Minnesota
44%
A genie with a speech impediment granted the original colonists one wish. When they asked for good weather he said "wish again". Michigan
42%
Because ten different states are visible from the highest point in this one Tennessee
39%
Founded by Japanese settlers who named it "good morning" in their language Ohio
37%
Another way of saying "viewed a farm implement" Idaho
23%
Because it's a land filled with Christmas spirit Maryland
23%
The people in this state cause irritation to the unwell Illinois
21%
Because the people there are very depressed Missouri
16%
Children in this state are allowed to talk back to teachers and parents Kansas
10%
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