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Names and origins of U S state names
A sweeping list of proposed meanings for state names including Montana Indiana Missouri Nebraska Dakota Wyoming Washington Carolina Michigan Oregon Vermont Kansas Delaware Nevada Idaho Wisconsin Virginia Alabama Maryland New Hampshire New Hampshire Florida Georgia Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Louisiana Mississippi Colorado Iowa Tennessee Pennsylvania Maine Arkansas California Texas Ohio New York New Jersey with varied roots from Indian words to European names and historic figures. The piece asserts multiple etymologies, some speculative, for dozens of states.
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Montana
Indiana
Missouri
Maddy W
Nebraska
Dakota
Wyoming
Big Plains
Washington
Carolinas
Charles
Carolus) II
Michigan
Great Lake
Orgeon
Vermont
Green Mountain
Kansas
Arkansas
Delaware
Thos
West
Lord de la Ware
Nevada
Idaho
Wisconsin
Virginia
Queen Elizabeth
Alabama
Maryland
Aes Maria
New Hampshire
Hampshire
England
New Iampshire
Lavon
Florida
Greorgia
Hoor
George
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Illinois
Rhodes
Louisiana
Louis XIV
Mississippi
Colorado
Rock Mountains
Towa
Maine
Main
France
Charles I
Henrietta
California
Beng
Texas
Ohio
New York
Duke of York
Charles III
New Jersey
Rge Ganer
Aland
Jersey