Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-12-12
How the States Were Named.

Province OF Main IN France, and was
called as compliment to the Queen
of Charles l., Henrietta, who was its
owner.
New Hampshire takes its name
from Hampshire, England. New
Hampshire was originally called La
COMA.
Vermont is French (Verd Mont
signifying Green Mountain.
Massachusetts is an Indian word,
signifying Country About the Great
Hills"
Rhode Island gets its name because
of its fancied resemblance to the Is
land of Rhodes in the Mediterranean.
The real name of Connecticut is
Quon.eh-ta-but. 1t is Mohegan
name, and means long river"
New York wa, SO named as Il cons
pliment to the Duke Of York, whose
brother, Charles H., granted him
that territory.
New Jersey was named for Sir
George Carter, who was at that time
Governor Of the Island Of Jersey in
the British Channel.
Pennsylvania, as is generally
known, takes its name from VIM.
Penn, the "sylvania" part fit mean.
ing woods. Literally it is "Penn's
WOOdS.n
Delaware derives its name from
Thos. West, Lord de la Ware.
Maryland was named in honor Of
Henrietta Maria, Queen Of Charles /.
Virginia got its name from Queen
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen"
The Carolinas were named for
Charles (Carolus) H.
Florida gets its name from Kanuno
as de Flores, or "Feast of the Flow
ers."
Alabama comes from a Greek
word. and signifies "Land of Rest"
Louisiana was so named in honor
Of Louis XIV.
Mississippi is Natchez word and
means "Father of Waters"
Three or four Indian interpreta-
tons have been given for the word
Arkansas, the best being that it sig
nifies smoky waters" the French
prefix "Ark" meaning bow.
Tennessee, according to some writ
ers, is from Tenasea, an Indian chief;
others have it that it means "River
Of the Big Bend"
Kentucky does not mean ozark
and Bloody Ground" but is derived
from the Indian word "Kain.tuk-
ae," signifying Land at the Head
of the River"
Ohio has had several meanings fit
ted to it. Some say that it is a Su.
vance word, meaning "The Beauti-
ful River" Others refer to the Wy
and0tte word, OheEa, which signified
Something Great"
Indiana means land of Indians.
Illinois is supposed to be derived
from an Indian word which was in
tended to refer to a superior class OF
men.
Wisconsin is an Indian word,
meaning "Wild, Rushing Waters"
Missouri means Muddy Water"
Michigan is from an Indian word,
meaning "Great Lake."
The name of Kansas is based on
the same as that of Arkansas.
Iowa is named from an Indian
tribe, the Kiowas; the Kiowas was Sc
called by the Illinois Indians because
they were "across the river"
The name of California is a matter
Of much dispute. Some writers say
that it first appeared in Spanish ro'
nance of 1880, the heroine being an
Amazonian named "California."
Colorado is a Spanish word, ap.
piled to that portion Of the Rocky
Mountains on account of its many
colOred peaks.
Nebraska means shallow waters.
Nevada is a Spanish word, signify
lug "snOw. covered mountains"
Georgia had its name bestowed
when it was a colony in honor O.
George IL,
The Spanish missionaries of 1872
called the country now known az
Texas "Mixtecapah," and the people
Mixtecas. From this last word thu
name of Texas is supposed to have
been derived.
Oregon is Spanish word signify
ing "vales of wild thyme"
Dakota means "leagued" or "allieC
tribes"
Wyoming is the Indian word fo