How did Reno Nevada get its name?

Answer 1

From out at sea Spanish sailors gazed upon the beautiful mountain ranges of California. They called these mountains Sierra Nevada (snowy range). Sierra Nevada seemed an apt name for the new territory that was being carved out of Utah, but when the deed was done in 1859, the name of this new territory had been shortened to Nevada. As far back as 1857 many names were used to refer to the area that became Nevada, IE: Sierra Nevada Territory; Washoe Territory; Carson Territory; Eastern Slope; Humboldt; Esmeralda; Sierra Plata; Oro Plata and Bullion. But in 1864 the land emerged as "Nevada" a Spanish word meaning snow-covered.

Answer 2

Nevada comes from the Spanish "covered in snow" from the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Answer 3

"Nevada" is Spanish for "snowy". It was named that by Spanish explorers who saw the snow covered Sierra Nevada ("snowy mountain range") mountains there.

Answer 4

"Nevada" a Spanish word meaning snow-covered. that's why....

Answer 5

The name of the state comes from the mountain range known as the Sierra Nevada. "Nevada" itself is a Spanish word meaning "snowy, covered with snow".