For those that live in the US

[PreciousDove]

Do you know how your state got its name?
This link is 4 years old but thought it was interesting..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...erica-got-its-name/ss-AAxgPF3?ocid=spartanntp

 

[Alligatorob]

Utah from the Ute tribe, one of the indigenous peoples here before us.

Louisiana for the French King Louis

Florida by Ponce de Leon for the Spanish Easter Celebration "Pascua Florida"

Mine were easy. Did not look at the link, not sure if they agree.

 

[carouselsilver]

Pennsylvania: In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland.

 

[rgp]

No state listing there ??

 

[horseless carriage]

Utah from the Ute tribe, one of the indigenous peoples here before us.

Louisiana for the French King Louis

Florida by Ponce de Leon for the Spanish Easter Celebration "Pascua Florida"

Mine were easy. Did not look at the link, not sure if they agree.

Georgia was named after King George II, who approved the colony's charter in 1732.

It may come as a surprise to many Americans but one of the most common misnomers of many a Brit is that they think New England is a US State.

 

[NorthernLight]

Washington state: George Washington.

Nevada: Spanish for snowy.

Colorado: After the Colorado River, Spanish for colored (or red).

Montana: Spanish for mountainous.

North and South Dakota: After the Lakota people.

Vermont: French(ish) for green mountain.

Virginia: For Elizabeth I, the virgin queen.

West Virginia: Was part of Virginia, but separated during Civil War.

North and South Carolina: After King Charles (not sure which one).

Anything with "New" in the name is kind of self-explanatory.

Most of the others are "Indian" names (Massachusetts, Kansas, etc.).

 

[Alligatorob]

Most of the others are "Indian" names (Massachusetts, Kansas, etc.)

Yep, Wyoming is an interesting one, a Pennsylvania Indian name; from Wikipedia:

The region was named "Wyoming" in a bill introduced to Congress in 1865 to provide a temporary government for the territory of Wyoming. It had been used earlier by colonists for the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, and is derived from the Lenape language Munsee word xwé wamənk, meaning "at the big river flat"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming

 

[Ruthanne]

This is my state from the link:

Ohio: Another great river​

According to History.com, Ohio got its name from the Iroquois word, 'O-Y-O,' which means 'great river.' The nickname, the 'Buckeye State,' refers to the local buckeye tree, whose fruit was believed by early native Americans to bear a striking resemblance to the eye of male deer.