"Where did all these names come from?" Well, when you consider the names of our states, half of all the names of our nation's states are Indian in origin. Here are some examples:

ALABAMA
Creek Indian word meaning "Here we rest."

ARIZONA
Indian word meaning "Place of small springs."

ARKANSAS
Quapaw Indian Tribe

CONNECTICUT
Indian word meaning beside or on the long river.

DAKOTA
Indian name for "allies."

IDAHO
Shoshone Indian word E-Dah-Ho, meaning
"Behold! the sun coming down the mountain."

ILLINOIS
Indian word Illini meaning "A Great Man."

IOWA
Indian name meaning "Sleepy waters."

KANSAS
Kaw Indian tribe meaning "Wind People."

KENTUCKY
Indian name Kentake meaning "Prairie."

MASSACHUSETTS
Indian word meaning "Great Hills."

MICHIGAN
Indian name for "Great Lake"

MINNESOTA
Indian name meaning "Cloud-tinted waters."

MISSISSIPPI
Indian word meaning "Great River."

MISSOURI
Missouri tribe meaning "Town of the large canoes."

NEBRASKA
Otoe Indian name meaning "Fat water."

OHIO
Indian name for "Beautiful river."
(A songwriter followed suit by writing the song: "Beautiful Ohio")
For more details about our State Song, visit this link:
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/song/oh_beautiful_oh.htm

OKLAHOMA
Choctaw Indian word meaning "Red people."

TEXAS
Indian word Tejas meaning "Friends or Allies."

WISCONSIN
Indian name meaning "Meeting of the rivers."

(Source: Vol. 156 Farmers Almanac, 1973)

THE WORDWRIGHT