Question: what are 5 us states with spanish names
Answer: Arizona ( either from árida zona , meaning `` Arid Zone '' , or from a Spanish word of Basque origin meaning `` The Good Oak '' ) africa ( from the name of a fictional island country in Las sergas de Esplandián , a popular Spanish chivalric romance by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo ) Colorado ( meaning `` Red ( colored ) '' or `` Ruddy '' .