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Multiple choice - US States Names Origins 1
How have these States gained their name, Which option is correct?
When origin is tribal, the nearest translation is given:
Many Indian Terms are open to interpretation and translation:
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Last updated: April 2, 2019
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1. Arizona
Basque - aritz ona - 'The Good Oak'
Red Canyon
Broken Plains
The Good Oak
Hidden River
2. Texas
"Friend" - used by the Caddo peoples to refer to the Caddo Nation.
Friend
Open Plains
Big Country
Happy Land
3. Vermont
French - Derived from vert (green) and mont (mountain)
Good Land
Forrest Land
Winding River
Green Mountain
4. Delaware
Thomas West - Baron de la Warr - English Politician - 1st Governer of Virginia
Of the Valley
Lord de la Warr
Warlike Men
Rolling Grassland
5. Nebraska
Chiwere / After the 'Platte River' due to the flatness of the plains, when the river would flood,
Cold Mountains
High Forrest
Coloured Skies
Flattened Water
6. Virginia
Elizabeth I - who was known as the "Virgin Queen" because she never married
Unspoilt Territory
Country of the Virgin Queen (Elizabeth I)
Treeless Plains
After the Virgin Mary
7. Mississippi
Ojibwe / French - After the river Mississippi
Great River
Meeting Place of Rivers
Maidens Drinking Place
Bison Meeting Place
8. North Carolina
Latin / English - From King Charles I of England.
King Charles I of England
Singing Waters
Charlemagne
Land of Straight Arrows
9. Alabama
Choctaw - albah, "(medicinal) plants", and amo, "to clear"
Slow River
My Land
'Thicket-clearers'
Warm Waters
10. Illinois
Algonquian via French - Illini a group of Native American tribes in the Mississippi valley:
Great Waters
Speaks Normally
Hunters Land
Laughing Waters
11. Missouri
Illinois (Illini) - one who has a wood boat [dugout canoe]
Green Waters
Dugout Canoe
Flooding Plains
Arrow Trees
12. Rhode Island
Dutch - Referring to Aquidneck Island - modern Dutch is "rood eiland"
Close Island
Island of Roses
Near Island
Red Island
13. Kentucky
Iroquoian - refer to the Kentucky River 'on the prairie / meadow / field'
On the Prairie
Blue Plains
Long Meadow
Good Hunting
14. Michigan
Ojibwe via French:= old Algonquin 'meshi-gami'
Bison Bay
Large Water
Sweeping Waters
White Waters
15. Utah
Apache via Spanish - from Ute people - from Apache 'yudah' meaning 'high'.
Ghost People
Our Place
High
Land of Valleys
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