Which states of the united states were named after native american words?
U.S.A STATES WITH NATIVE AMERICAN NAMES 28 words and 29 states by my count considering the Dakota is used in two states and Hawaii is included which usually isn’t counted. However, the Native Hawaiian is Native American. Alabama -Indian for tribal town, later a tribe (Alabamas or Alibamons) of the Creek confederacy. Alaska -Russian version of Aleutian (Eskimo) word, alakshak, for “peninsula,” “great lands,” or “land that is not an island.” Arizona -Spanish version of Pima Indian word for “little spring place,” or Aztec arizuma, meaning “silver-bearing.” Arkansas -French variant of Quapaw, a Siouan people meaning “downstream people.” Connecticut -From Mohican and other Algonquin words meaning “long river place.” Delaware -Named for Lord De La Warr, early governor of Virginia; first applied to river, then to Indian tribe (Lenni-Lenape), and the state. Hawaii -Possibly derived from native word for homeland, Hawaiki or Owhyhee. Idaho -A coined name with an invented Indian meaning: “gem of
