From the Ute tribe whose name means "people of the mountains"
Named after an English Duke: New __
The only state with a name that has no meaning
__ Island, possibly named after the city where the Colossus stood
Lone Star State named for the Caddo Indian word for "friends"
Based on the Aleut word "alaxsxaq" meaning "the mainland"
From the Sioux word for "south wind people"
Spanish for "snowcapped" or "snow-covered"
This southern state's name is Creek for "tribal town"
These states are from the Sioux word for "friend" or "allies"
Named by Ponce de Leon in 1513 on Easter
The Hoosier state is literally the "Land of the Indians"
French, meaning "green mountains"
Taken from Spanish for the "color red"
Named for the Virginia Company's first governor, Lord De La Warr
Algonquin for "tribe of superior men"
Great Lake state named for a Chippewa word for "great water"
Oto Indian word for "flat water," meaning the Platte River
In honor of Queen Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen"
These states were named for Charles I of England, not his wife
Named for French King Louis XIV
From the Dakota Sioux word meaning "sky-tinted waters"
Named for Cherokee villages called "Tanasi"
Based on the Cheppewa word "Ouisconsin"
In honor of the first president of the United States
From the Mohican word "Quinnehtukqut"
In honor of fonder William Penn's father, literally "Penn's Woodland"
Named for a Native American Tribe meaning "a large hill place"