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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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New York State Names

New York Name Etymology and State Nicknames

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Empire State
Excelsior State
Knickerbocker State
Gateway to the West

Origin of New York State Name

In honor of the Duke of York

New York was named by the British to honor the the Duke of York and Albany, the brother of England's King Charles II, when New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch in 1664. New York became the name of the state and the city.

Nicknames

Big Apple is the nickname of New York City.

Empire State

For its wealth and variety of resources.

But, when George Washington referred to New York state as "the seat of Empire" in 1784, he set the seed for the state's long-term nickname which appeared in around 1820 - the Empire State. It is this which appears on state license plates.

Another version is Legend has it that when Henry Hudson sailed into what is now New York Harbor, he was so taken by the beauty and majesty of the area that he proclaimed 'This is the new Empire'

Excelsior

State motto. New York's motto means "ever upward."

Knickerbocker State

This nickname comes from the breeches worn by early Dutch settlers in New York.

Gateway to the West

It has also sometimes been known as the Gateway to the West.

Slogans

I Love New York; also its state song

(I love NY - Adopted in 1977)

New York Postal Code

NY

New York Resident's Name

New Yorker

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

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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