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(#15) Iowa
- 1846-12-28
Named after the Báxoje tribe, which the French called the Iowa or Ioway, possibly because of the Dakota word ayuxbe, meaning "sleepy ones."
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(#21) Massachusetts
- 1788-02-06
This is a plural word, believe it or not, referring to Native Americans who lived near the bay. The word is from the Algonquian Massachusett, meaning "at the large hill," referring to Great Blue Hill in the Blue Hills area of Massachusetts.
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(#20) Maryland
- 1788-04-25
Named after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England, who signed the charter that established the colony as a religious refuge for Catholics. As such, it is also believed the name is a reference to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
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(#32) New York
- 1788-07-26
Named in honor of the Duke of York and Albany, later known as King James II.
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(#45) Vermont
- 1791-03-04
Based, perhaps erroneously, on the French for "Green Mountain." Technically, as Douglas Harper notes, the French would be Montvert, as in Le Pont-de-Montvert.
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