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State Names & Nicknames
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A list of US state slogans is available, as well
as a list of US state State Name, origin of the state names, and the state resident's
names.
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Louisiana Symbols
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Louisiana State Names
Louisiana Name Etymology and State Nicknames
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Pelican State
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Bayou State
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Child of the Mississippi
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The Creole State
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The Mardi Gras State
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The Cajun State
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Jazz capital of the US
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Sportsman's Paradise
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Bayou Country
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Cajun Country
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Sportsman's Paradise
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Sugar State
Pelican State
Tribute to the official state bird, the brown pelican, which is native
to Louisiana.
Child of the Mississippi
River flows past New Orleans into the Gulf of Mexico.
Origin of Louisiana State Name
In honor of Louis XIV of France.
Louisiana is another state, along with Illinois, that bears the mark of Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle. The
first European to descend the Mississippi River to the delta, this French explorer named the area La Louisianne
after Louis XIV of France in 1682.
Louisiana Postal Code
LA
Louisiana Resident's Name
Louisianan, Louisianian
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State Names
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The etymologies of some US state names are more obvious than
others, derived from the Spanish or French tongue. Though, more than half of the US state
names come from Native American tribal languages, with several still a mystery to scholars
and historians.
name \ˈnām\
noun
Etymology:Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name,
Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma
Date: before 12th century
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a: a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or
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