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Why is Alabama called Alabama?
The word Alabama is believed to have originated from the Choctaw language, and was later adopted by the Alabama tribe as their name. The tribe was a Muskogean speaking tribe.
What states are named after tribes?
Alabama was named for an Indian tribe native to the state.Illinois was named for the Illiniwek, the tribal name of the Illini tribe.Iowa, Ayuhwa, which is one of the tribal names of the Ioway Indian tribe.Kansas, for the Kansa Indian tribe.Missouri, for the Missouria Indian tribe native to the state.North Dakota and South Dakota were named for the Dakota Sioux Indians.Utah, for the Ute, an Indian tribe native to the state.
Which state capital is a french name for a segment of an Indian tribe?
Mobile, Alabama is the state capital with a french name based on a segment of an Indian tribe. Mobile is french for the indigenous Mauvilla tribe.
How did the State of Ohio get its name?
Some Indian tribe is what it is named after
How Alabama gots its name?
It was taken from the Native American Indian tribe called by that name (although there are numerous spelling and pronunciation variants) that lived in what is present day Alabama.
Why did they name the Appalachian mountains?
The name "Appalachian" is believed to have originated from a Native American word, "Apalachee," which was the name of a tribe that lived in the region. The mountains were later named after this tribe by European settlers.
How did massachussetts get its name?
It was named after local Indian tribe whose name means 'a large hill place'
What is the definationof the word Alabama?
Alabama was the name of an Indian tribe the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto found in the southern part of the present day United States. The remnants of that tribe now live in Oklahoma.
Where did the city Mobile Alabama get its name?
The city of Mobile was named after the Mobile Native American tribe that lived in the area.
What Indian tribe befriended Champlain?
The name of the indian tribe was the iroquios
What is a name of a hawaiian indian tribe?
There is no such thing as a Hawaiian Indian tribe.
What is the Indian name for Karen?
You have to name a tribe. There is no "Indian " language.
