The name was derived from the word 'Tanasqui' which was recorded from a local Native American by an early Spanish explorer.
"Tennessee" is probably derived from either Mvskoke or Yuchi, since both of those tribes were inhabiting the area when Spanish explorers got there.
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"...I changed my name after my Indian fighting Tennessee ancestors."-Tennessee Williams, Tennessee Williams' South.
'Tanasi' was the name of a Cherokee town.
The name of the chemical element is derived from the name of Niels Bohr.
The word 'Tennessee' is derived from the Cherokee village name "Tanasi." The exact translation or meaning of "Tanasi" is unclear, but it is believed to refer to a river or possibly winding river. Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern United States.
The Tennessee River.
Tennessee is in the United States.Tennessee's capital is known as the Music City.
The name Tennessee came from the Cherokee village Tanasi.
Zelda Lane is the name of a street in Memphis, Tennessee. Zermatt Avenue is the name of a street in Nashville, Tennessee.
tennessee got its name from a cherokee indian village called "tenasi"
Tennessee Williams's birth name is Thomas Lanier Williams.