The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-02 00:00:00

NAMES Of STATES.

A correspondent inquires why the States are called
by their present names, and what are their deriva-
tions and meaning. The result of our investiga-
tions in this matter are the following :
MAINE.—So called from the province of Maine,
in France, in compliment to Queen Henrietta of
England, who, it has been said, owned that pro-
vince. This is the commonly received opinion.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.—Named by John Mason in
1639 (who, with another, obtained the grant from
the Crown), from Hampshire county, in England.
The former name of the domain was Laconia.

VERMONT.—From the French:verd mont, or green
mountaius, indicative of the mountainous nature of
the State. This name was first officially recog'
nised on the 16th of January, 1777.

MASSACHUSETTS.—Indian name, signifying "the
country about the great hills ;" i. e., the Blue
Hills."

RIIODE ISLAND.—This name was adopted iri
1644, from the Island of Rhodes in the ➢lediterra-
nean, because of its fancied resemblance to that
island.

CONNECTICUT. —This is the English orthogyaphi
of the Indian word Quon-echticut, which signifies
" the long river."
NEW JERSEY.—So called in honour of Sir George
Carteret, who was Governor of the Island of Jersey,
in the British Channel.

PENNSYLVANIA.—From Admiral Penn, the father
of the founder of the colony, meaning "Penn's
Woods."
DELAWARE.—Th honour of Thomas West, Lord
Delaware, who visited the bay, and died there 111
1640.

MARYLAND.—After Ilenrietta Maria, the Queen
of Charles I. of England.

VIRGINIA. —SO called in honour of Queen Eliza-
beth, the " virgin queen," in whose reign Sir Walter
Raleigh made the first attempt to colonise that
region.
NORTII AND SOUTH CAROLINA were originally in
one tract called " Carolus," after Charles IX. 0f
France in 1504. Subsequently, in 1665, the nalale
was altered to Carolina.
GEORGIA.—So called in honour of George 11. Of
England, who established a colony in that region
in 1752.

FLORID A.—Ponce de Leon, who discovered tbl4
portion of North-America in 1512, named it Florida
in commemoration of the day he landed there,
which was the Pasquas de Flores of the Spaniards!
or " Feast of Flowers," otherwise known as Easter
Sunday.
ALABAMA.—Formerly a portion of MississiPPl
Territory, admitted into the Union as a State in
1816. The name is of Indian origin, signifying
" here we rest."
MISSISSIPPI.—FormerIy a portion of the provineet
of Louisiana. So named in 1800, from the grey
river on its Western line. The term is of Indian
origin, meaning " long river."
LOUISIANA.—From Louis XIV., of France, 303°

for some time prior to 1763 owned the territory. a
ARKANSAS.—From " Kansas," the Indian wor,,
for " smoky water," with the French prefix "are;
bow. l9
TENNESSEE.—Indian for "river of the big bend ;
that is, the Mississippi, which is its western
boundary.
KENTUCKY.—Indian for "at the head of the
river." I"
Wm.—From the Indian, meaning " beautiful'
Previously applied to the river, which traverses
great part of its borders.
MICHIGAN.--Previously applied to the lake, tb
Indian name for a fish weir. So called frors
fancied resemblance of the lake to a fish trap.

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Births.
BEARD—On tho 30th ult., at The Cedars, Long '—
Surrey, the wife of Georgo Beard, Esq., of a 8011..40
CAMPBELL—On the 29th ult., the lion. Mrs.
Campbell, of a daughter.
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GRYLLS—On the 29th ult., at Glynn, Bodmin, the vr

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Major Gulls, of a daughter.
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LITTLECOT— CUNNINGHAM—On the 28th ult., at t
Rouse, Forfarshire, the Rev. Frederick G. Little clop
Annie, daughter of the late Major-General Cunning
of Ness ton and Huutingtower, Perthshire. wad'
PEARSON—DUCKETT—On the 28th tilt. at at the Efol11;fotot'
Upper Tooting, Henry Pearson, of Yarr's lionseboVt'l
Mersey, to Mary Ellen, second daughter of 13.
Beulah Lodge, Upper Tooting, Surrey.

Deaths. vnulteh
BOULTEE. —On the 27th ult., at Hull, Benjamin -"."
Esq., C.M. (Glasgow), aged 63. i vi
GIEFORD —On the 29th ult., Augustus R. Gifforac4itr
Russell-square, and the distillery, Osborn-street,
chapel, aged 42.
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LIDDELL-- On the 29th ult ,at Park Cotta e East i
the Hon. Mrs. Adolphus Liddell, aged 45. ' ob
LEE—On the 27th ult., at Bath, Emanuel Lee, nil'
Swindon, late storekeeper to the Great Webtera
way Company. eq,ploll3'
WILSON-0u the 29th.ult., at Old Manor House, '
George Wilson, Esq., aged 75.
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