Kentucky got its name from the river Kentucky and the tiroquois. Kentucky was originally called Ken-tah-tan.
Kentucky got its name form Iroquoian word meaning ''meadow" or "prairie".
if you mean the state of Kentucky, the name was based on the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," meaning "land of tomorrow"
Debunked: * Dark and bloody ground because no known Native American language has anything that comes close. * George Rogers Clark's contention that it was a Native American word for "Tiver of blood" for the same reason. * A corruption of "cane" and "turkey". Still possible (Maybe). * A Wyandot word for "Land of Tomorrow". * Algonquian for "river bottom".* Shawnee for "origin or source of a river". The truth is we simply don't know where that name comes from, what it means or how it changed from some of the earlier spellings like Cane-tuck-ee, Kain-tuck-ee or Cantucky to what we use today. Maybe it was a joke. Perhaps it was only a tongue tied, cleft lipped and lisp impaired Native-American with a stutter, answering the question asked by a hearing impaired trapper while high on Fire-Water.
It is just about certain that native Americans who hunted in that area referd to the area as Katawba. The Iroquois tribe referred to the area as Cane-tuck-ee or Cantucky. The modern name derives from these words
The name of Kentucky is Kentucky.
Kentucky wildcats
Kentucky got its name from the Wyandot Indians name for"plain" in reference to the central plains of the state
The Kentucky Wildcats.
The origin of the name Kentucky is uncertain. See related link, below:
Madisonville is a city in Kentucky. Middletown is a city in Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky's nickname is the Wildcats.
Kansas and Kentucky
Kentucky doesn't have a president; it has a governor. In 2012, the present governor of Kentucky is Steve Beshear.
From the township of the same name in which it is located. The original railroad stop was called "Frankfort Station."Kentucky.
Rupp Arena which is located in Lexington,Kentucky
Yes Kentucky has 8 letters in its name.