Can you name the US states by namesake?

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

  1. by andr5036
  • Created Dec 18, 2010 in Language
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