Произход на имената на щатите в САЩ
Origin of State Names
В имената на щатите в САЩ, няма нищо инданско, всички имена се основават на европейски думи дори и това на Хаваите. Повечето са съставени от фрази с несъщественно значение и е трудно доказването. На няколко имена все още не съм разкрил смисълът.
Alabama = In honor of The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Alaska = ?? Atlas ka . . .
Arizona = Spanish: zonas áridas
Arkansas = From Marksman satisfaction
California = From Coastal frontier
Colorado = From the Spanish, “ruddy” or “red”
Connecticut = From cut the connection with England
Delaware = From delete awareness
Florida = From the Spanish Pascua Florida (Easter)
Georgia = In honor of George IV of the United Kingdom
Hawaii = ?? Uncertain.
Idaho = From Ideal home, an invented name
Illinois = ?? Ill in this bois . . .
Indiana = Meaning “land of Indians”
Iowa = From I George Washington
Kansas = From marksman satisfaction
Kentucky = From Kent & Lucky
Louisiana = In honor of Louis XVIII of France
Maine = First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. the province of Mayne in France.
Maryland = In honor of Mary
Massachusetts = ?? From Mass church setts . . .
Michigan = From Michael archangel
Minnesota = From millions of water lake
Mississippi = ??
Missouri = ?? missing hours, or missing our i . . . .
Montana = From the Spanish word meaning “mountain.”
Nebraska = New Britan ask. . .
Nevada = Spanish: “snowcapped”
New Hampshire = From the English county of Hampshire
New Jersey = From the Channel Isle of Jersey
New Mexico = From Mexico
New York = From York England
North Carolina = In honor of Caroline of Brunswick, as the wife of King George IV
North Dakota = From french Canada ôta
Ohio = From I own a home
Oklahoma = From Lack of home
Oregon = Unknown. However, it is generally accepted that the name, first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers, an English army officer. "O" region
Pennsylvania = From England forest, d = p
Rhode Island = This name is at this place at the end of the 19th century and not accidentally is similar to the name of the Greek island of Rhodes. Rhodes is so named according to the name of the heroine of the poem Aesop and Rhodope. Aesop character is an image of John Ruskin and Rhodope for The Rt Hon Cecil John Rhodes DCL (5 July 1853-26 March 1902), the king of diamonds, as it was called. Rhode Island is the smallest state and cartographers decided to compare it with diamond. Before this name state was probably called Washington, as the name of one of the municipalities in the state.
South Carolina = In honor of Caroline of Brunswick, as the wife of King George IV
South Dakota = From french Canada ôta
Tennessee = Exact meaning is unknown, 10 virgins parable, Mtt.25
Texas = Spanish: Tejas & "x" for christian, christian homes
Utah = From U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton or U. S. Heart
Vermont = From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain”
Virginia = In honor of Mary
Washington = In honor of George Washington
West Virginia = In honor of Mary
Wisconsin = From Whisky consuming is a sin
Wyoming = From the same as the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Or West yeoman
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