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Origins and Etymologies of U.S. State Names - Michigan
Knowing your state bird, flower or bug might be a good ice breaker while waiting in line at the DMV, but how many people actually know the origin of Massachusetts's state name? The etymologies of some U.S. state names are more obvious than others, derived from the Spanish or French tongue. Though, more than half of the U.S. state names come from Native American tribal languages, with several still a mystery to scholars and historians. The state of Michigan takes its name from the blue of the largest of the Great Lakes in the U.S. Lake Michigan was the originating name and comes from the French pronunciation of the Ojibwa word, "mishigami", which means "large or great water." Ojibwa is part of the Anishinaabe language and is its largest component including the Chippewa language, Saulteaux language, Mississauga language and the Ottawa language. As fur trading with the French increased the Ojibwa's power, the Anishinaabe language became the trade language of the Great Lakes region, and was for hundreds of years a significant presence in the northern United States and across all of Canada.
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You can read the origins of all 50 U.S. State names at the backlink provided.
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