Can you name the US states by namesake?

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NamesakeStateFrom which word
Possibly Plains Apache for 'enemy'
Either Dutch for Red or name for Greek island of a similar name
Algonquian for 'At the great hill' on plural
Name of a Cherokee village, unknown meaning
Michigan for 'Large water'
Latin for 'Land of the Indians'
Named for the state it originally was a part of
Algonquian for
Illinois for 'Dugout canoe'
Choctaw for 'Plant-cutters'
Spanish for 'Mountain'
From Nahuatl. Meaning is unknown, possibly a God or meaning 'Bavel of the Moon'
Spanish for 'Reddish'
Either Basque for 'Good oak', O'odham for 'Having a little spring' or Spanish for 'Arid zone'
Latin Feminine form of the King of Great Britain from 1727-1760
Name of an English baron, whose name possibly was Norman French for 'of the war'
Either from the English 'Mainland', French province of the same name or after an English village in the state.
Munsee Delaware for 'At the big river flat'
Western Apache for 'High'
NamesakeStateFrom which word
Hawiian, possibly for 'Land of the gods'
Spanish for 'Snow-covered'
Named for the Queen of England from 1625-1649
French for 'Green mountain'
After an English county of the same name
Dakota, possibly for 'Sleepy ones'
Name of the Sun King of France
Dakota for 'Cloudy water'
Named for the first President of the United States
Iroquian for
Miami for 'It lies red'
Sioux for 'Ally' or 'Friend'
Either Connecticut Pidgin for 'Beautiful', a French mistranscription for the Wisconsin River or Chinook for
Ojibwe for 'Great river'
Eastern Algonquian for 'At the long river'
Seneca for 'Large creek'
Named for the Kaw tribe, whose name may have a connection to the wind
Many different suggestions. Possibly named for the fictional island of the same name in 'Las Sergas deEsplandián'
Chiwere for 'Flattened water'
Very likely from the old Norse name of 'Geirr's Island'
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Etymology of US states Quiz

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  • Created Dec 18, 2010 in Language
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