Rhode Island State Names

Rhode Island Nicknames and Resident's Name

Northeast

• Ocean State

• Plantation State

• Little Rhody

• Smallest State
   

Ocean State

Nickname used to promote tourism

Plantation State

Derived from the states official full name "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".

Origin of Rhode Island State Nam

From the Greek Island of Rhodes.

This state was named by Dutch explorer Adrian Block. He named it "Roodt Eylandt" meaning "red island" in reference to the red clay that lined the shore. The name was later anglicized when the region came under British rule.

Rhode Island Postal Code

RI

Rhode Island Resident's Name

Rhode Islander