List of state name etymologies of the United States

The fifty U.S. states have taken their names from a wide variety of languages. The names of 24 states derive from indigenous languages of the Americas and one from Hawaiian: eight come from Algonquian languages, seven from Siouan languages (one of those by way of Illinois, an Algonquian language), three from Iroquoian languages, one from a Uto-Aztecan language, and five from other Native American languages. Native tribal group > River > Territory > State e.g. Illinois people > Illinois River > Illinois Country > Illinois Territory > State of Illinois

List of state name etymologies of the United States

The fifty U.S. states have taken their names from a wide variety of languages. The names of 24 states derive from indigenous languages of the Americas and one from Hawaiian: eight come from Algonquian languages, seven from Siouan languages (one of those by way of Illinois, an Algonquian language), three from Iroquoian languages, one from a Uto-Aztecan language, and five from other Native American languages. Native tribal group > River > Territory > State e.g. Illinois people > Illinois River > Illinois Country > Illinois Territory > State of Illinois