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.
The name "Nishnabotna" comes from a Native American word meaning "canoe-making river," according to The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett.
Many places in the United States have Native American names.
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)
"Stark" is a European name, most native american's did not have names like this instead they belonged to 'clans.' Stark is German in origin and means: Strong, Firm or Stout (from a quick search).
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
Shesely is a native American name
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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Arkansas and Kansas the name "Kansas" is a Siouan Indian word. It's from the tribal name Kansa, which means "south wind people." shares the same french and native American origin as Arkansas. Look up both origin of their names.
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.