If you want to understand a state's history, start by looking at its name. The map below shows the breakdown of all the states' etymologies. The most names, eight in both cases, stem from ...

By combing through official state websites, state historical society websites, and the website for the History Channel, we found an explanation behind the name of all 50 states.

If you want to understand a state's history, start by looking at its name. The map below shows the breakdown of all the states' etymologies.

Fascinating article from Business Insider. Where did each of our 50 states get its name? Click here for where the states got their names ...

You can practically glean the history of America in the names of all 50 states. To compile the list, 24/7 Tempo reviewed state resources.

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