• Meaning of Pennsylvania

    The meaning of Pennsylvania, a state in US (United States) Pennsylvania: Penn (William Penn, grantee of land) + Latin silva: forest + -nia (suffix for country) Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from…

  • Meaning of Oregon

    The meaning of Oregon, a state in US (United States) Oregon: possibly from a mistaken identification of the Columbia River with a conjectural Ouaricon River on old maps Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas…

  • Meaning of Oklahoma

    The meaning of Oklahoma, a state in US (United States) Oklahoma: Choctaw for red people (originally applied to a smaller region) Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from an ethnic name California: Named…

  • Meaning of Ohio

    The meaning of Ohio, a state in US (United States) Ohio: from Ohio River, from Iroquoian for beautiful river Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from an ethnic name California: Named by Hernan…

  • Meaning of North Dakota

    The meaning of North Dakota, a state in US (United States) North Dakota: Northern part of Dakota, from an ethnic name Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from an ethnic name California: Named…

  • Meaning of North Carolina

    The meaning of North Carolina, a state in US (United States) North Carolina: Northern part of Carolina, named for King Charles I (Latin: Carolus) of England Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from…

  • Meaning of New York

    The meaning of New York, a state in US (United States) New York: after the city and county of York in England, but explicitly in honor of the Duke of York Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring…

  • Meaning of New Mexico

    The meaning of New Mexico, a state in US (United States) New Mexico: from Spanish Nuevo Mexico, applied to new lands north of the Mexican provinces Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from…

  • Meaning of New Jersey

    The meaning of New Jersey, a state in US (United States) New Jersey: named in 1664 after Jersey, a Channel Island Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from an ethnic name California: Named…

  • Meaning of New Hampshire

    The meaning of New Hampshire, a state in US (United States) New Hampshire: named in 1629 after Hampshire county in England Alaska: from an Aleutian word for mainland Alabama: from Alabama River, from an ethnic name Arizona: Papago ali shonak: place of a small spring Arkansas: from Arkansas River, from an ethnic name California: Named…