Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-21
NAMES OF sTATps'
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on o',s'.,-'s.ay osA.r a. n,, I .ss''A
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Maine takes its name fro,n !.
OF Main, In France, and ~ =. 'ue rrovncs
compliment to the queen y y ,c called :
Hsnrietta, who was its own I. VharlssI
New Hampshire takes i.
Hampshire, England. ~ - ns'ns fran
was originally called Lscor,. nsnAhis
Vermont Is French lys,d
nifying green mountain AOntl dg.
Massachusetts "a an Ird,.
nifying country about the ~, sUsa 4, .is
Rhode Island gets its nam ~ n hilh'
It's fancied resemblance q Il. s , d
Rhodes, In the Mediterrsn.ss'..' Island d
The real name Of Connectic.4 !.
eh-ta-bnt. II Is Mohessn , ~, ! suoa
means ''long river word. nd
New York was 80 namsa
ment to the Duke Of York, vb = !. !, conpli
Charles u. granted him that t... Ioshef
New Jersey was named az ~
Carter, who was at that t;rs - ueofgs
., the Island Of Jersey. IN III sv R,;,;.s
Pennsylvania, a. Is geperal,, Y
takes It's name from William 81 sn0.n
"sylvania" part Of It mesn;r. -. q. u
Literally it is "Penn's Wood "000a
Delaware derives it, rs,,.
Thomas West. Lord de Ia Wan ''0A
Maryland was named in houor !, -
rietta Maria. queen Of Chsrles i = nen-
virginia got its name from ~.
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen su''a
The Carolinas were named for M,
lCarolus) II. !" onafles
MEANINGS WORTH RExKvpv,,v
Florida gets its name from Tss.
de Flores, or Feast Of the Flover. s !.
Alabama comes from Gress =,
and signifies Land Of Rest ' 80
Louisiana was so named IN bonr !.
Louis XIV. A y
Mississippi is Matches word .,a
means Father Of Waters -
Three or four Indian intermst.s,.,
have been given for the word Arkausss
the best being that it signifies ..smo,s
Waters" the French prefix "Ark- MI.
ing bow. -
Tennessee, according to some vri,,r,
Is from Tenasea, an Indian Chief. oth..,
have it that it means "River Of IN A.
Bend"
Kentucky does not mean aDart .,a
Bloody Ground, but is derived from 4.
indian word -tuk-ae," sieuifyus n,
Land at the Head Of the River
Ohio has had several meanings 6tt.a
to it. Some say that it is q Suvans.
word, meaning 1.-THE Beautiful River.
Others refer to the Wyandotte word
Oheza, which signi6ed sSomething
Great"
Indiana means land Of Indians.
Illinois is supposed to be derived from
an Indian word which was intended 70
refer to superior class Of men.
Wisconsin is an Indian word, meaning
wild. Rushing Waters"
Missouri means Muddy Waters
Michigan is from an Indian word,
meaning "Great Lake"
The name Kansas is based on the same
as that of Arkansas.
A VALUABLE LIST.
Iowa is named from an Indian tribe,
the Kiowas; the Kiowas were 50 called
by the Illinois Indians because they were
"across the river"
The name of California is matter Of
much dispute. Some writers say that it
first appeared in Spanish romance Of
1880. the heroine being an Amazonian
named California"
Colorado is Spanish word, applied to
that portion of the Rocky mountains On
account of its many colored peaks.
Nebraska means shallow waters.
Nevada is Spanish word, signifying
"snow covered mountains
Georgia had its name bestowed whea
it was colony in honor Of George L.
The Spanish missionariesof 1894 called
the country now known as Texas "Mlz'
tecapah, and the people Mixtecss. From
this last word the name Of Texas IS sup
posed to have been derived.
Oregon is Spanish word. signlfyms
wales of wild thyme"
Dakota means 'leagued' or "allled
tribes"
Wyoming is the Indian word tor "bs
Plains"
Washington gets its name from 0u
first president.
Montana means mountainous.
Idaho is name that has never peeh
satisfactorily accounted for.-s1. L0ua
Republic.