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U.S State Namesakes

Can you name these U.S states based on their namesakes?
Some of these are disputed or unconfirmed
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Last updated: October 24, 2019
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First submittedOctober 24, 2019
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Namesake
State
Named after William Penn
Pennsylvania
Spanish for flowery
Florida
Name for the homeland of the Polynesians
Hawaii
Named for a French King
Louisiana
Simply refers to the "Mainland"
Maine
Means "Land of the Indians"
Indiana
Named for an island in the English Channel
New Jersey
Ojibwe for "Large Lake"
Michigan
Sioux for ally or friend
North/South Dakota
Spanish for "Red"
Colorado
Green mountain in French
Vermont
Named for a U.S President
Washington
Meaning "Indian Territory" in Choctaw
Oklahoma
Named for the wife of King Charles I
Maryland
Named for its resemblance to a Greek Island
Rhode Island
Named after Queen Elizabeth I
Virginia
Made up, claimed to have meant "Gem of the Mountains"
Idaho
Aleut for "mainland"
Alaska
Spanish for "Snow-Covered"
Nevada
Named for King Charles I
North/South Carolina
Named for an English County
New Hampshire
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