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24 are, Alabama is the name of an Indian tribe native to the state. This tribal name may have come from the word albina, which means "campsite" in their own language, or from the words alba amo, which mean "clearing brush."AlaskaAlaxsxix, which is a name from the Aleut language. This name means "place the sea crashes against."ArizonaArizonac, which is a Spanish corruption of a local Indian name-- possibly the Tohono O'odham word alishonag, which means "little spring."ArkansasAcansa, which is the name of a Quapaw Indian town. Literally the name means "southern place."ConnecticutQuinnitukqut, which is the Mohegan Indian name for the Connecticut River. Literally the name means "long river."IllinoisIlliniwek, which is the tribal name of the Illini tribe. Literally the name means "best people."IowaAyuhwa, which is one of the tribal names of the Ioway Indian tribe. Literally the name means "sleepy ones."KansasKansa, which is the name of the Kansa Indian tribe. Literally the name means "south" and is a shortened form of their own tribal name for themselves, People of the South Wind.KentuckyKentake, which is an Iroquois placename meaning "meadow land."MassachusettsMassachuset, which is a Wampanoag Indian name meaning "by the range of hills."MichiganMshigemor Misigami, which are the native names for Lake Michigan in the Potawatomi and Ojibwe languages. Both names mean "great lake."MinnesotaMnisota, which is the native name of the Minnesota River in the Dakota Sioux language. Literally the name means "cloudy water."MississippiMisiziibi, which is the native name of the Mississippi River in the Ojibwe language. Ojibwe is not actually a native language of Mississippi state-- the language is spoken near the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota, which is where the river got its name, and the state was later named after the river. Literally the name means "great river."MissouriMissouria is the name of an Indian tribe native to the state. Their tribal name came from the word mihsoori, which means "big canoe people."NebraskaNibthaska or Nibrathka, which are the native names for the Platte River in the Omaha-Ponca and Otoe languages. Both names mean "flat river."New MexicoOf course, New Mexico was named after the country of Mexico, but since Mexico itself is named after an American Indian word, the state of New Mexico is also! Mexico is a placename from the Aztec Indian language (Nahuatl.) It literally means "city of the Aztecs."North DakotaDakota, which is the tribal name of the Dakota Sioux Indians. Literally the name means "the allies."OhioOhiyo, which is the name of the Ohio River in the Seneca Indian language. Literally the name means "it is beautiful."OklahomaOkla Homma, which means "Red People" in the Choctaw Indian language.OregonThis was a name given by early American settlers to the Columbia River. It was probably a Native American name which the settlers brought with them from another state, since it does not resemble names from the Native American languages of Oregon. It may have meant "beautiful river" in an eastern Algonquian language.South DakotaDakota, which is the tribal name of the Dakota Sioux Indians. Literally the name means "the allies."TennesseeTanasi, which was the name of a Cherokee Indian town in the region. Although "Tanasi" was recorded as the Cherokee name of this town, it does not specifically mean anything in the Cherokee language (just as many English place names are not specific words.) It may have been a shortened form of a longer Cherokee word or phrase, or it may have been named after a Cherokee person.TexasTaysha, which means "friend" in the Caddo Indian language.UtahUte is the name of an Indian tribe native to the state. This tribal name may have come from the word nuutsiu, which means "the people" in their own language.WisconsinWishkonsing, which is the Ojibwe name for the Wisconsin River. However, this word does not have a specific meaning in the Ojibwe language, and none of the Ojibwe Indians in our organization knows any oral traditions about where the name came from.WyomingChwewamink, which means "by the big river flat" in the Lenape Indian tribe. The Lenape Indians never actually lived in Wyoming-- it was originally the name of a town in Pennsylvania, and white settlers from that area brought the name with them when they moved west
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∙ 15y agoNorth and South Dakota , There are other states that have dirivative names from Indians for example Utah after the Utes
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∙ 14y agoThe twelve states that were named after Indian tribes are Connecticut Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Delaware.
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∙ 11y agoOmaha, Delaware, Massachusetts, [North and South] Dakota, Utah, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Alabama, Illinois were all named for native American tribes - slightly more than the three you mention.
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∙ 12y agoAlabama, Dakota, Illinois, Delaware, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, are all states named for native tribes.
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Three places that have Native American names?
There are thousands of places with Indian names. In fact, the majority of states were named from Indian words. Among them are Connecticut, Tennessee, Texas, the Dakotas, Iowa , Ohio and Oklahoma. Plus there are rivers as in the Mississippi and streets named after Indian words.
Who was the loyalist of the provincial congress that was not named as a native American superintendent?
Richard Pearis became a loyalist when the Provincial Congress would not name him Native American Superintendent.
Are these states named after native American namesidaho Oklahoma Iowa ohioh Tennessee Mississippi Delaware Kentucky Arkansas Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Missouri n and s Dakota and wyoming?
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Was there a native American named lone wadi?
Apart from the incorrect spelling, no there was never a real native American by the name of Lone Watie; it is the name of a fictional character played by Dan George in "The Outlaw Josey Wales".The name has been invented, based on the real Cherokee Stand Watie, who became a brigadier-general for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
What native tribes settled in Rhode Island colony?
Long before Rhode Island was named it was home to bands of the Nipmuc, Pequot, Niantic, Narragansett and Wampanoag tribes; they spoke a dialect of the Algonquian language known as Natick.
Which states were named for American tribes?
Alabama, Missouri, North and South Dakota were all named after Native American tribes of that area.
How Did the helicopter get its name?
All US Army helicopters are named after Native American tribes. The Chinook tribes live in the Northwestern United States.
How did the Chinook helicopter get its name?
All US Army helicopters are named after Native American tribes. The Chinook tribes live in the Northwestern United States.
What cities in Texas are named after Native American tribes?
Waco and Comanche
Who named wolves wolves?
Native American tribes in the far north of Canada
What are some cars named after native American tribes?
Yes there are Yes there are
What states did indian tribes live in?
Native American tribes lived in every state in the lower 48 and Alaska. For a variety of reasons, the tribes living in New York State are among the most written about; Oklahoma was essentially created as a place to relocate tribes who had been forced off their own land. About 16 states are named for the tribes that lived in them.
Who inhabited South Dakota before it was a state?
Various Native American tribes, notably the Lakota Sioux for whom it is named…
Is Arkansas or Delaware named after a native tribe?
Both are named after Indian Tribes.
Who the earliest people to live in Kentucky?
The earliest people to live in the the US State of Kentucky were Native American Tribes peoples. They consisted of such Tribes named: * Cherokee * Chickasaw * Shawnee * Yuchi
How did Kansas get the name Kansas?
Kansas was named after the native American tribe Kansas, people of the Southeast Wind. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/siouan/kansahist.htm They were native to the territory originally but were moved to Oklahoma.
What two states are named for the same Native American tribe?
North Dakota, South Dakota
