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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.
Mississippi Symbols
Mississippi SymbolsAmerican Folk Dance, Automobile Museum, Beverage, Bird, Butterfly, Coat of Arms, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Grand Opera House, Historical Industrial Museum, Insect, Land Mammal, Land Mammal, Language, Motto, Natural Science Museum, Nicknames, Reptile, Seal, Shell, Song, Stone, Toy, Tree, Waterfowl, Water Mammal, Wildflower |
Mississippi State NamesMississippi Name Etymology and State NicknamesSouth
Origin of Mississippi State NameThe state of Mississippi is named after the Mississippi River. Though the river was called by many different names, the name Mississippi given to it by the Indians was the name that was used on Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle's map of the area in 1695. What does the word Mississippi mean? The name Mississippi comes from the French "Messipi" - the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, "Misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River."
NicknamesMagnolia StateBecause of the abundance of magnolia flowers and trees in the state, and its adoption as the official state flower and tree, has led to the modern nickname of the Magnolia State. Eagle StateEagle on its coat of arms. Eagle State is possibly a shortening of Border-Eagle State, which first appeared around 1846, and both may be from the eagle that appears on the state's seal. Border-Eagle StateEagle on its coat of arms. Border-Eagle State, which first appeared around 1846, and both may be from the eagle that appears on the state's seal. Mud-cat StateCatfish. In 1872, Mississippi was known as the Mudcat State, after a large catfish that lived in the river mud (a similar allusion may also have given it the less common nickname the Mud-Waddler State) Bayou StateBayou State dates from around 1867 Groundhog State / Hospitality StateThe state is also sometimes known as the Groundhog State or the Hospitality State (which appears on the licence plates) . SlogansFeels Like Coming Home,"The South's Warmest Welcome" Mississippi Postal CodeMSMississippi Resident's NameMississippian |
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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