What is the origin of oregons name?

Answer 1

The origin of the name is lost in time. There were rumors that the local Indians referred to the Columbia River as the "Ouragon", but there is no actual proof of this. There was also speculation that the word "Wauregon" (meaning "beautiful water") was the source. This, too, is non-verifiable. The first person to use the word "Oregon" that anyone knows of was Jonathan Carver in a letter he wrote to Washington, D.C. in 1778. Wes Alderson, Salem, Or.

Answer 2

The origin of the name is lost in time. There were rumors that the local Indians referred to the Columbia River as the "Ouragon", but there is no actual proof of this. There was also speculation that the word "Wauregon" (meaning "beautiful water") was the source. This, too, is non-verifiable. The first person to use the word "Oregon" that anyone knows of was Jonathan Carver in a letter he wrote to Washington, D.C. in 1778. Wes Alderson, Salem, Or.