The name, Wyoming, was made famous by the 1809 poem Gertrude of Wyoming by Thomas Campbell.
It derives from the Munsee name xwé:wamənk, meaning "at the big river flat", originally applied to the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania.
Wyoming's official nickname is "The Equality State".
Wyoming is also known as "The Cowboy State".
Wyomings state motto is "Equal rights" which means that all people in Wyoming are equal under the law!
the nickname of wyoming means to be equal with other states
The official nick name for the state of Wyoming is The Equality State.
Other nicknames for Wyoming are the Cowboy State, and Big Wyoming.
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Wyoming's state flag does not have a nickname. However, the state of Wyoming's official nickname is "The Equality State" which appears on Wyoming's state flag.
Jim Bridger's nickname for Wyoming is "Old Man of the Mountain"!
Wyoming is called "Big Wyoming", "Cowboy State", and "Equality State".
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Wyoming is called "Big Wyoming", "Cowboy State", and "Equality State".
The nickname given to all people who live in Wyoming: "Wyomingite."
Some of Wyoming's descriptions include: The Equality State (official state nickname of Wyoming) Big, Wonderful Wyoming or Big Wyoming The Cowboy State Wyoming, Forever West Roam Free
Jim Bridger's nickname was "Old Gabe". Jim Bridger's nickname for Wyoming is "Old Man of the Mountain"!
The official state nickname of Wyoming is "The Equality State".The Wyoming Territory (and later State) was one of the first places in the world to give women the vote. It was also the first State to elect a female Governor, with Nellie Taylor Ross being elected in 1924.Wyoming is also known as "The Cowboy State", due to a cowboy on a bucking bronco being chosen as the state symbol and appearing on Wyoming license plates since 1934.Another nickname for Wyoming is "Big Wonderful Wyoming", or "Big Wyoming" due to Wyoming's size as the 10th largest US state in land area.
The Equality State became Wyoming's nickname in relation to issues of women's rights. Public office, voting and other women's issues were first faced in Wyoming.The official state nickname for Wyoming is "The Equality State", because the Wyoming Territory (and later State) was one of the first places in the world to give women the vote. It was also the first State to elect a female Governor, with Nellie Taylor Ross being elected in 1924.Wyoming is also known as "The Cowboy State" and "Big Wonderful Wyoming".
Nickname? It's nickname is the Equality State because it was the first to allow women the right to vote