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Mississippi State Names
Mississippi Nicknames and Resident's Name
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Magnolia State
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Bayou State
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Eagle State
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Border-Eagle State
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Mud-cat State
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Hospitality State
Magnolia State
Because of the abundance of magnolia flowers and trees in the state. The magnolia is the official state flower and the official state tree.
Eagle State
Eagle on its coat of arms.
Border-Eagle State
Eagle on its coat of arms.
Mud-cat State
Catfish.
Origin of Mississippi State Name
From an Indian word meaning "Father of Waters.”
The 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.
Mississippi means "large river" to the Chippewa Indians.
Mississippi Postal Code
MS
Mississippi Resident's Name
Mississippian
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