How did Alabama get its name?
Alabama means "tribal town" in the Creek Indian language.
The US state of Alabama was named after the Alabama River that runs through it. It seems that the name was based on a Native American name and the European settlers used "Alabama" for the area they settled in.
Alabama means "tribal town" in the Creek Indian language and "plant
cutters" in Choctaw. The French recorded the Alabama River as
something like "where the Alabamians live". So whatever the correct
etymology is the name stuck and Alabama is named for the Native
Americans that lived there.
It comes from the Alabama Indians a Native American culture that lived in the area. The name may be from the Choctaw language meaning "plant cutters" but its certain etymology is unclear. In any case they were known by that name to the early French explorers of the region.
It comes from the Alabama Indians a Native American culture that lived in the area. The name may be from the Choctaw language meaning "plant cutters" but its certain etymology is unclear. In any case they were known by that name to the early French explorers of the region.
The US state of Alabama was named after the Alabama River that runs through it. It seems that the name was based on a Native American name and the European settlers used "Alabama" for the area they settled in.
Alabama means "tribal town" in the Creek Indian language.