"What Your State Means"

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Alabama

Meaning: Thicket-Clearers

Language: Choctaw

Alaska

Meaning: That Which the Sea Breaks Against

Language: Aleut

Arizona

Meaning: Place of the Small Spring

Language: Spanish interpretation of O’odham

Arkansas

Meaning: Land of Downriver People

Language: Quapaw

California

Meaning: Mythical Island Califia

Language: Spanish

Colorado

Meaning: Sandstone Soil

Language: Spanish

Connecticut

Meaning: The Long Tidal River

Language: Mohican

Delaware

Meaning: Of The War

Language: Old French

Florida

Meaning: Flowery Easter

Language: Spanish

Georgia

Meaning: Land of King George II

Language: Greek

Hawaii

Meaning: Place of the Gods

Language: Proto-Polynesian

(Note: Other research shows that, in the Hawaiian language, Hawaii has no meaning. Unfortunately etymology, particularly in the case of state names, presents conflicting research. This is the case with Hawaii along with others on this list. The meaning listed here is in accordance with Expedia’s map and their research, which you can read more about here.)

Idaho

Meaning: Gem of the Mountains

Language: Adaptation of Native American word from northwest origin

Illinois

Meaning: Best People

Language: Derived from the Native American word, “Illiniwek”

Indiana

Meaning: Land of the Indians

Language: Native American origin

Iowa

Meaning: This is the Place

Language: Native American origin

Kansas

Meaning: People of the South Wind

Language: Native American origin

Kentucky

Meaning: The Meadow

Language: Iroquois or Shawnee origin

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