Nevada State Names

Nevada Nicknames and Resident's Name

Southwest

• Battle Born State

• Sagebrush State

• Sage State

• Silver State

• Mining State

• Sierra Nevada Territory

• Washoe Territory

• Carson Territory

• Eastern Slope

• Humboldt

• Esmeralda

• Sierra Plata

• Oro Plata

• Bullion

Battle Born State

The state slogan, was adopted on March 26, 1937. It means Nevada became a state during the Civil War.

Sagebrush State

Named the "Sagebrush State" for the wild sage that grows there prolifically.

Sage State

Named as the "Sage State" for the wild sage that grows there prolifically.

Silver State

Because of its large silver mine industries.

Origin of Nevada State Name

Spanish: "snowcapped."

This state was named after the mountain range in the west.

As far back as 1857 many names were used to refer to the area that became Nevada, IE: Sierra Nevada Territory; Washoe Territory; Carson Territory; Eastern Slope; Humboldt; Esmeralda; Sierra Plata; Oro Plata and Bullion. But in 1864 the land emerged as "Nevada" a Spanish word meaning snow-covered. Nevada is also known as the "Silver State" and the "Sagebrush State".
 
From out at sea Spanish sailors gazed upon the beautiful mountain ranges of California. They called these mountains Sierra Nevada(snowy range). Sierra Nevada seemed an apt name for the new territory that was being carved out of Utah, but when the deed was done in 1859, the name of this new territory had been shortened to Nevada. 

Nevada Postal Code

NV

Nevada Resident's Name

Nevadan, Nevadian