No, the capital of Iowa does not mean monks in French. The capital of Iowa is called Des Moines, which is of French origin and translates to "the monks" in English, but it does not have the same meaning in French.
Answer: The French influence in Iowa is about the same as it is anywhere in New France. Aside from the French names of cities and streets, there isn't much more French influence.
The land the comprises the state of Iowa today was purchased in 1803 in the Louisiana Purchase from the French.
The name Iowa comes from Ioway, the French word for the Bah-kho-je Indian tribe that lived in the area.
Florence Healey French was born on December 15, 1921, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
Iowa was originally inhabited by Native Americans around 13,000 years ago. French traders were the first Europeans to settle the area in the late 1600s.
Iowa comes from the native tribe 'Ayuxwa' which was spelled by the French as 'Ayoua' and by the English as 'Ioway'. The name means 'sleepy ones'.
The web address of the French Icarian Colony Foundation is: http://www.icaria.net
The phone number of the French Icarian Colony Foundation is: 641-322-4717.
The address of the French Icarian Colony Foundation is: 503 8Th St, Corning, IA 50841-1403
Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Montpelier, Vermont are two. Des Moines, Iowa
One of the first European countries to explore and claim Iowa was France. The Spaniards also had a few people in Iowa in the 1680's. More French settlers came after the Blackhawk purchase near the city of Keokuk in the early 1700's.