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State Names & Nicknames
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.
Massachusetts Symbols
Massachusetts SymbolsBeans, Berry, Beverage, Bird, Building & Monument Stone, Cat, Ceremonial March, Children's Author and Illustrator, Children's Book, Citizenry, Cookie, Dessert, Dog, Donut, Explorer Rock, Fish, Flag, Flower or Floral Emblem, Folk Dance, Folk Hero, Folk Song, Fossil, Fruit, Game Bird, Gem, Glee Club Song, Heroine, Historical Rock, Horse, Insect, Marine Mammal, Mineral, Motto, Muffin, Nicknames, Ode of the Commonwealth, Patriotic Song, Poem, Polka, Rock, Seal, Shell, Soil, Song, Tree, Veterans of Southwest, Asia War Monument, Vietnam War Memorial |
Massachusetts State NamesMassachusetts Name Etymology and State NicknamesNortheast
Origin of Massachusetts State NameMassachusetts takes its name from the Massachusetts tribe of Native Americans, who lived in the Great Blue Hill
region, south of Boston. The Indian term supposedly means "at or about the Great Hill," an apparent reference to
the tallest of the Blue Hills, a recreation area south NicknamesMassachusetts is a commonwealth, and is usually known as the Bay State, a nickname that goes right back to its early settlers in 1789. She is also occasionally referred to as the Old Colony State, the Puritan State, and the Baked Bean State. Bay StateAlludes to the colony of Massachusetts Bay, founded in 1628 and Massachusetts Bay. Old Bay StateAlludes to the colony of Massachusetts Bay, founded in 1628 and Massachusetts Bay. Old Bay State appearing some 50 years later after the nickname Bay State Old ColonyPlymouth colony. The earlier Plymouth settlement gave Massachusetts Old Colony, a name which first appeared around 1798, Pilgrim StateFirst colonists also led to the state sometimes being known as the Pilgrim State. Puritan StateFirst colonists also led to the state sometimes being known as the Puritan State. Baked Bean StateThere are reports of it also being called the Baked Bean State, an allusion to the fact that the puritans would serve baked beans on Sundays. The Spirit of America and The Codfish StateBut Massachusetts license plates declare The Spirit of America or The Codfish State SlogansMake It Yours (on its license plate)The Spirit of America You're more likely to live here (billboard on the side of Fenway Park) Massachusetts Postal CodeMAMassachusetts Resident's NameBay Staters |
State Names
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 1 a: a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing b: a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity
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