St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-20
NAMES OF STATES.

Meaning and Their Nicknames.
Alabama-The name is of Greek
origin, signifying Here We Rest
Arizona Territory-An Indian word.
meaning Sand Hills.
Arkansas-French and Italian words
sgnifying "Bow of Smoky Waters
The tictlcious name of the State is Bear
State from the number of the animals
formerly found there.
California u From Spanish words
meaning Hot Furnace" The fictitious
name is Golden State"
| Colorado-Spanish word meaning
"Colored'
Connecticut-An Indian name signi-
flying The Long River The nick
names are "Freestone State Nutmeg
State and ''Land of Steady Habits. -
Dakota-Indian word meaning al
| led
Delaware-Named in honor of Lord
De La Ware. Its called ''The Diamond
State,' from it's small size and its in
trinsic value; also. Blue Hen State"
Florida--From the Spanish, meaning
"Flowery;' so called from the abund-
ance of flowers and the day easter
Sunday. upon which it was discovered.
From its shape it is sometimes called
! the "Peninsula State
| Georgia-Named in honor of King
George II. of England. The nickname
| is empire State of the South. y
| Illinois-An Indian word signifying
Tribe of men The sobriquet is
Prairie State;'' also, "Sucker State.'
Indiana-Is 50 called from the In
dans. The original meaning of the
word Indian is ''river." The nickname
is THE Hoosier State
Iowa-An Indian word meaning
''The Sleepey ones The fictitious name
is ''Hawkeye State"
Kansas-An Indian word; signifying
Garden of the Vest
Kentucky-An Indian name, signify
ing 1.-The Dark, and Bloody Ground.'
The nickname is The Corn-Cracker
State
Louisana-Named in honor of King
Louis XIV. of France. The sobri9uet is
"Creole State
Maine-So called from Maine in
| France. The fictitious name is The
Pine Tree State
Northumberland in honor of Queen
Henrietta Maria of England.
| Massachusctts-An Indian name. sig
nifying blue Hills The fanciful
name is The Bay State
Michigan-An Indian word, meaning
1.-The Lake Country 1t is nicknamed
The Lake State" also THE Wolver-
inc State
Minnesota-From Indian words mean
ing sCloudy Water" 1t is called
1.-The Gopher State
Mississippi-An Indian word for
Father Of Waters 1t is nicknamed
The Bayou State
Missouri-An Indian word meaning
Muddy Water
!, Neh b Indian word meaning
Nevada-Spanish, signifying "Snow
Clad" The fictitious name is Sage
Hen State
New Hampshire-Named from Hamp-
shire County, England, The sobriquet
is 1.-The Granite State
New Jersey-Named for the Isle of
Jersey. The :sobriquet is THE Jersey
Blue
New Mexico-Spanish; named from
|
Place of Aztec-God of War;
| New York-Named in honor of the
Duke of York and Albany. 1t is called
1.-The Excelsior State and 1.-The En-
! pire State
North Carolina-Named, with South
Carolina, in honor of Charles l., of Eng
land. The fictitious names are ''The
Old North State, s'The Tar State' and
"The Turpentine State.''
| Ohio-An Indian word signifying
Beautiful" 1t is nicknamed "The
Buckeye State
Oregon-signifies ''The River of the
West
Pennsylvania-Pe woodland is
the Specification. The sobriquet is
''The Keystone State"
Rhode Island-Named from the Isle
of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. Rhodes
signifies IA Rose" It is nicknamed
Little Rhody.'
South Carolina-Named in the same
manner as North Carolina, which see.
The sobriquet is ''The Palmetto State
| Tennessee - Derived from Indian
words signifying ''River of the Big
Bend II is nicknamed ''The Big Bend
| State
Texas-Spanish, said to signify
:'Friend" 1t is nicknamed 1.-THE Lone
| Star State
Utah - Named from the Utes or
| Utah Indians.
Vermont-From the French; signify
ing 'sGreen Mountains 1t is called
''The Green Mountain State
Virginia - Named for Elizabeth,
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