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The name Mississippi comes from the French "Messipi" - the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, "Misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River."
Hernando De Soto, the Spanish Conquistador and explorer named the Mississippi River Rio de Espiritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirit") after finding it. It was later named the Mississippi.
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∙ 12y agoit was named after hernado de soto. he was the first person to go to mississippi.
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Where does Mississippi gets it name from?
The state of Mississippi is named after the Mississippi River. The name Mississippi was given to it by the Indians.
What is the name of Louisiana longest river?
Mississippi river Mississippi river
Is Mississippi a river?
Mississippi is the name of a river and a state.
What famous Delta Blues musician gets his name from the lower part of the Mississippi River?
Muddy waters
What is the name of the river that forms much of Mississippi's western borders?
Sabine River
Is the river name spelled Mississippi?
Yes. The river name and US state are both Mississippi.
What is the name of the river that runs from the Mississippi river to Montana?
The Missouri runs into the Mississippi. It does not run FROM the Mississippi!
What is another name for Mississippi river?
Old Man River
What is the name of the longest river in the USA?
Mississippi river
What is the name of the river that forms much of Mississippi's western border?
Mississippi river
What is the main tributary of the Mississippi?
The Missouri River is the largest tributary of the MS river.
How Mississippi got its name?
it got it from the Mississippi river
