Can you name the US states whose names derive from monarchs? by pator

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US States Named For Monarchs Quiz

by pator

Created May 16, 2011 in Geography
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	pator:	May 16th, 2011 at 07:14 GMT	4 points
	*Although believed to derive from Elizabeth's nickname of "The Virgin Queen", the name may also be related to a native phrase, "Wingandacoa", or name, "Wingina". Enjoy.

	andr5036:	May 16th, 2011 at 09:24 GMT	5 points
	West Virginia just made me feel stupid. South and North Carolina, sure, but West Virginia? No, I won't think of that.

	LinuxLinus:	May 16th, 2011 at 10:37 GMT	6 points
	New York was named both for the geographical area of York, and for the Duke of York, who would later become James II of England.

	pator:	May 16th, 2011 at 10:58 GMT	2 points
	@LinuxLinus- True, but as you rightly point out, it was named for the Duke of York (and the English city) and a Duke- as you well know- is not a monarch.

	flixuk:	May 16th, 2011 at 11:38 GMT	4 points
	good quiz; but you need a source; and spice the colours up a little! Also New York should be here, as it is named after James II, Duke of York. (certainly as much as Maryland, named after a consort, not a monarch)

	pator:	May 16th, 2011 at 12:29 GMT	0 points
	New York was named after James II of England BEFORE he became James II, when he was still the Duke of York, hence the state was not, in any form, named after a monarch. Maryland was named after a monarch but not a sovereign.

	IronFirefly:	May 16th, 2011 at 15:47 GMT	2 points
	I think Adam West still carries some royal blood from the West Virginia line!

	cuendillar:	May 16th, 2011 at 16:02 GMT	3 points
	@pator: I'm still not convinced. You're right that he wasn't yet king when it was named after him, but when he gained the throne New York was obviously still named after him. It appears that, rather than being succeeded by a new Duke of York, all his former titles merged with the crown. He remained thus the Duke of York even after becoming King of England so it's irrelevant whether NY was named after him personally or after his title.

	tahitiwahini:	May 16th, 2011 at 16:10 GMT	3 points
	If the definition of a monarch is "the person who heads a monarchy:" than neither Maryland nor New York were named after a monarch. During the time Maryland was named after Mary, she was queen consort (contrast this with the Mary of William and Mary who was queen regnant in her time), the monarch in Britain at that time was Charles I. During the time New York was named after Prince James, the Duke of York, the monarch in Britain was King Charles II.

	tahitiwahini:	May 16th, 2011 at 16:27 GMT	2 points
	@cuendillar: New York was named after a person, which naming was done at a particular moment in time, and at that moment in time the person was not a monarch. The fact that he subsequently became a monarch does not change the fact the the state wasn't named for a monarch. It was named after a prince who was in line to become a monarch. If the the Duke of York had died in the period between the state being named after him and his becoming monarch then the state would have been named after someone who was never monarch. The state was named for a future monarch. The person the state was named for became a monarch, but he was not a monarch at the time the state was named. The author is merely relying on the precise meaning of the term and recognizing that things happened in a certain order. If there were no difference in the time period before one became a monarch and after one became a monarch the whole coronation business would die out. At least someone seems to think the distinction is important.

	demonstah:	May 16th, 2011 at 18:39 GMT	2 points
	The title of your quiz is not "named after monarchs", but "whose names are derived from monarchs." If Virgina (Elizabeth I) and Maryland (Henrietta Maria) are on this list, then New York (and debatably Maine) should be on here as well. Also, this quiz has been made before: http://www.sporcle.com/games/andthen/states_royalty

	tahitiwahini:	May 16th, 2011 at 21:15 GMT	-1 points
	@demonstah: Maine belongs in this quiz how?

	demonstah:	May 16th, 2011 at 22:23 GMT	3 points
	I retract that part of the comment - apparently the great state of Maine has put the legend to rest (the idea that it was related to Henrietta Maria): http://www.maine.gov/msl/maine/meorigin.htm

	village_person:	May 17th, 2011 at 00:58 GMT	3 points
	Not really suggesting you add this, but I thought it would be relevant to mention that California is named after a fictional monarch, Queen Califia. :) Bonus answer?

	pator:	May 17th, 2011 at 06:39 GMT	1 point
	While I remain open to the suggestion of removing Maryland, I do not accept the argument that New York's name was, in anyway, derived from the name of a monarch. If the great state of New York had been thus named, it would be called Jamesvania or Jamia or some other derivitive of James II.

	demonstah:	May 17th, 2011 at 19:54 GMT	3 points
	And the Brits still celebrate the reign of Queen Virgin.