Thirty-six Log Cabins

 

Most state names come from Native American words:

Alabama is named for the Alibamu tribe. The name may mean “herb gatherers.”

Alaska comes from the Aleut word meaning "mainland"

Arizona comes from the O'odham word for "small spring"

Connecticut is a Mohican word meaning "long river"

Dakota means “allies.”

Hawaii is “homeland” in Hawaiian.

Illinois means "men.”

Iowa is how the Ioway described "gray snow.”

Kansas means "south wind people.”

Kentucky may be Iroquois for "meadow."

Massachusetts comes from an Algonquin word meaning "great-hill-small-place.”

Michigan is Chippewa for "large lake."

Minnesota comes from a Dakota word meaning “white water.”

Mississippi is Choctaw for “father of waters.”

Missouri means "men with dugout canoes."

Nebraska is a Sioux word meaning “shallow, broad water.”

Ohio is Iroquois for “beautiful river.”

Oklahoma means “red people” in Choctaw.

Tennessee is Cherokee for “bend in the river.”

Utah comes from the Ute Indians – the meaning is obscure.

Wyoming is Lani-Lenape for “great plain.”