connecticut name origin
The name Connecticut originates from the Mohegan word quonehtacut, meaning place of long tidal river.. Connecticut's official nickname, adopted in 1959, is The Constitution State, based on its colonial constitution of 1638â39 which was the first in America and, arguably, the world.onnecticut is known as the Constitution State.. While the origin of this title is uncertain, the nickname may either refer to the Fundamental Orders of 1638â39 or possibly the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) of the 1787 Constitutional convention.