Alabama

may come from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers.”

Alaska

corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against.”

Arizona

from the Indian “Arizonac,” meaning “little spring” or “young spring.”

Arkansas

from the Quapaw Indians

Chicago, Ill

Algonquian for "garlic field."

Chesapeake (bay)

Algonquian name of a village

Connecticut

from an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river.”

Dakota

from the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies.”

Illinois

Algonquin for “tribe of superior men.”

Indiana

meaning “land of Indians.”

Iowa

probably from an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the Beautiful Land.”

Kansas

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