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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.
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Nevada State NamesNevada Name Etymology and State NicknamesSouthwest
Origin of Nevada State NameSpanish: "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. NicknamesThe state's nickname is "The Silver State," due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there. Silver StateThis eventually became the Silver State (a nickname challenged by Colorado, but which is what appears on the state's license plates today), and also led to the Mining State. Sagebrush StateNamed the "Sagebrush State" for the wild sage that grows there prolifically. However, the Sagebrush State (challenged by Wyoming) is more common (the sagebrush being the state's official flower), occasionally shortened to Sage State Sage StateNamed as the "Sage State" for the wild sage that grows there prolifically. Divorce StateFacetious nicknames, like Divorce State have appeared (in this case, due to the rise of Reno and Las Vegas) SilverlandThe state was more seriously known as Silverland (traced back to 1863, from the wealth of silver deposits). SloganWide Open(Battle Born was adopted on March 26, 1937) The state slogan, Battle Born State, was adopted on March 26, 1937. It means Nevada became a state during the Civil War. Nevada Postal CodeNVNevada Resident's NameNevadan, Nevadian |
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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