8.05.2012

Origins of some U.S. state and territory names.

California      fictional Queen Califia
Carolinas:     Charles I of England (Carolinus in Latin)
Florida:          flowery land
Georgia:        King George II of Great Britain;
Guam:           Guahan is a native-language word for 'we have' or 'a place that has'
Iowa:             Ioway people
Oklahoma:    red people
Puerto Rico: rich port
Utah:             people of the mountains
Vermont:       green mountains
Wyoming:     at the big river flat