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Many places in the United States have Native American names.
United states of America ha 50 states while 27 names of state are based on Indian America language.
Alot of states in that region have their names orgined from Native American culture.
There aren't any U.S. states with German names. All U.S. states have names from: English Spanish Native American Languages Hawaiian (Hawaii) Inuit (Alaska)
State names are derived from English, Latin, Spanish, French, Hawaiian, and Native American words. For example, an English named state would be New York, a Latin one Pennsylvania, a Spanish one California, a French one Louisiana, a Hawaiian one Hawaii, and a Native American one New Mexico. Some states etymologies are undetermined, such as Idaho.
I am working with the assumption that by indiginous you mean Native American. United States towns with Native American names starting with W are: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Waukesha, Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin
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Because they controlled the country and named the places first. It's the same reason that many places in England have names originating with the Romans.
There are 30 states with American Indian names, including the dakotas (but not including Hawaii, which is a Native American word, but not an "American Indian" word):AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaConnecticutDelawareIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNebraskaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontWisconsinWyoming
No, Native American's did not have or use 'last names' (Surnames) until they were forced to do so by the American Government. Since then many Native American's have adopted other names they knew, or stuck with traditional nouns (names).
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There are thousands of places with Indian names. In fact, the majority of states were named from Indian words. Among them are Connecticut, Tennessee, Texas, the Dakotas, Iowa , Ohio and Oklahoma. Plus there are rivers as in the Mississippi and streets named after Indian words.