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what is the origin of the state name maine
The prevailing theory has to do with a practical nautical term, the main or Main Land, Meyne or Mainland, which distinguished the bulk of the state from the numerous islands.
When did the state name, Maine, first appear
The name Maine first appeared in writing in 1622 as a province, in a charter of the Council of New England granting land to Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason.

Question: Did the state name change after 1622
Self-contained rewrite: Did the state of Maine have a name change after 1622