Iowa was named after the Bah-kho-je Indians who lived there. The French explorers who cataloged the area referred to them as the "Ioway".
if the tribe ioway was from that area then most likely yes, i think you could've figured that out on your own
the tribe was named bah~kho~je
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Hersey
Towns named Altoona can be found in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama and Florida
Iowa's first people saw the land and named it Iowameaning "The Beautiful Land." Also the river running through Iowa was named The Iowa river before the state earned its statehood.
Ohio and Iowa...
it's a confusing answer but it is Hersey.
Not officialy but the Channel Catfish is usually named.
Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and Texas all have cities named Nevada.
It is said to be from the Dakota word ayuxba,meaning sleepy ones.
The state of Iowa is named for the Iowa or Ioway tribe, who call themselves Báxoje. Their language is the Chiwere branch of the Siouan language family. See links below for images:
Wapsipinicon, Maquoketa, Cedar
The town was founded by Davis Clemson (DC) McCausland.