MARYLAND
Maryland was named after Queen Henrietta Maria, who was a Princess in France.
Maybe.... QUEEN MARY?
queen mary was invented by a fat guy in japan named kingsley
Queen Elisabeth the First was both a cousin and a sister to a Queen Mary. Her half-sister was Bloody Mary, but she did have a cousin named Mary - Mary Queen of Scots, whom Elisabeth executed when she deemed Mary a threat to her throne. Queen Elisabeth the First was both a cousin and a sister to a Queen Mary. Her half-sister was Bloody Mary, but she did have a cousin named Mary - Mary Queen of Scots, whom Elisabeth executed when she deemed Mary a threat to her throne.
Several American states are named after famous women. Virginia is named after Queen Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen). Maryland is named after Mary, Queen of Scots, and North and South Carolina are named after Queen Caroline.
The state of Maryland was named to honor queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of England's King Charles I. Some say the state was named after the Virgin Mary. Both versions may be correct.
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Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I. She was known as "The Virgin Queen." Maryland was named after Queen Henrietta Maria of England.
It was named after the Catholic Queen Mary.
In 1584, the name "Virginia" was suggested, with Virginia being a name for Queen Elizabeth I of England (because she was known as the Virgin Queen). Sir Walter Raleigh may have suggested the name.Virginia was named after the first child born in the Virginia colony. The child's name was Virginia DareIt is named after Queen Elizabeth I who was also known as the Virgin Queen.
The state of Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth. She is said to have joked in reply, "If I marry, shall you rename it Concubinia?"