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New Hampshire Etymology, Name Etymology and State Nicknames

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  • Granite State
  • Queen State
  • White Mountain State
  • Switzerland of America
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Origin of New Hampshire State Name

From the English county of Hampshire.

Captain John Mason received a grant for land in 1629. He named this land New Hampshire after the English county of Hampshire where he had enjoyed a number of years as a child.

Nicknames

Granite State

Granite is the traditional rock in New Hampshire. Back in 1830, New Hampshire was known as the Granite State, and this nickname has prevailed to the present day (there was once a huge industry based on the quarrying of granite).

Queen State

Queen by right of her natural beauty; queen by her native hardy spirit; queen by her diversified industry; queen by reason of her motherhood of great men.

White Mountains and Switzerland of America

For the White Mountains.

Mother of Rivers

For rivers with headwaters in the White Mountains.

Slogans

Live Free or Die

You're Going to Love it Here

New Hampshire Postal Code

NH

New Hampshire Resident's Name

New Hampshireman; New Hampshirite

State Names
State Names & Nicknames
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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