From the Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning "at or about the great hill".
Named after the Puitans for religion freedom
Plymouth Massachusetts was so named because it was the port from which the Pilgrims departed England. They felt it was a fair city to be from, so they named their colony that.
the puritans
Massachusetts was named after a Massachusetts Tribe of Native Americans, meaning "at or about the great hill". Your Welcome , Alessandra
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England River: Norfolk Massachusetts town: Norfolk :)
Yes and no. There are cities named Plymouth in the US, Plymouth Massachusetts being the most famous. There is also a Plymouth in England. Plymouth Massachusetts was named after it.
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Cambridge University in the UK.
"Massachusetts" means "at or above the great hill", named by a local Native American tribe.