美国各州名称来历（NamesofstatesintheUnitedStates）美国各州名称来历（Names of states in the United States）The origin of American names ALABAMA (Alabama):From the Taoyin Indian chocolate, meaning "thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers", "pioneer" or "play"".AlASKA (Alaska):From the Aleut, ...
besidethelongtideriver".DELAWARE(dellaHua):InmemoryofThomas,sirSir,Thomas,West,De,La,Warr,theLordRiver,andtheriverHuaWANarealsonamedafterthis.FRORIDA(Florida):FromSpanish,meaning"feastflowers(Easter)","festivalofflowers",thatiseaster.GEORGIA(Georgia):InmemoryoftheEnglishemperorGeorgeii.In,honor,of,...
Brahmjit (Native American, Scottish, and Hindu or Hindi boy name)–“Holy,”“sacred,”“victory of God,” or “mystery”; pronounced as “bram-jeet” Lachlan (Native American, Gaelic, Swedish, and Scottish boy name)–“From the fjord land” or “from the land of lakes”; pronounced as...
Austin is a form of the Roman name Augustus, which means "exalted" or "venerable." It's also the name of the capital city of Texas. Savannah is an English word meaning a large, grassy plain, and is also the name of a city in Georgia. Peter and Anna Peter comes from the Greek wor...
Suijin was the Japanese god of pools, lakes, and water and the guardian of fishers, making this an unusual boys’ name that’s wonderful for those with a family history connected to fishing. 82. Sulaiman Sulaiman is the Indonesian form of Solomon,meaning peace. ...
Cayuga, a town off of Cayuga Lake (one of the Finger Lakes), references the Cayuga Nation, one of the five original members of the Iroquois Confederacy. The name means the “people of the great swamp.” Chattanooga, Tennessee The name of Chattanooga, the fourth most populous city in Tennes...
Iroquoian: The Iroquoian languages were spoken by tribes in the Great lakes area and further south, including the Huron and Cherokee tribes. Siouan: Siouan was the language family of tribes in the region of the American Great Plains, including the tribe of the same name—the Sioux. Also in ...
“land of the lakes.” It’s a beautiful yet strong choice that might appeal to you if you have both Irish and Scandinavian roots. 78.Máel Sechnaill.This unusual moniker, pronounced Maw-il-shakh-nəl, means “disciple of Saint Seachnall” in Irish. Two Irish high kings from the ...
artemianoun(n.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp. artemisianoun(n.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tr...
vendacenoun(n.) A European lake whitefish (Coregonus Willughbii, or C. Vandesius) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also vendis. vendeenoun(n.) The person to whom a thing is vended, or sold; -- the correlative of vendor...