from a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind.”

Kentucky

from an Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow.”

Massachusetts

from Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning “at or about the great hill.”

Michigan

from Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake.”

Minnesota

from a Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water.”

Mississippi

from an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters.”

Malibu

believed to come from the Chumash Indians.

Manhattan

Algonquian, believed to mean "isolated thing in water."

Milwaukee

Algonquian, believed to mean "a good spot or place."

Missouri

named after the Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.”

Narragansett

named after the Indian tribe

Nebraska

from an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water.”

Niagara

named after an Iroquoian town, "Ongiaahra."

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