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The name "Mississippi" comes from the Anishinable people (Ojibwe Indians). They called the river "Messipi" or "Mee-zee-see-bee", which means "big river" or "father of waters".
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What is the name of the country and their is a river named after the country?
Mississippi is the state named after the Mississippi River that forms most of its western border.
Why is it called the Mississippi River if it doesnt start or end in Mississippi?
cause the Mississippi Indians lived in the Mississippi territory and they named Mississippi after the Mississippi river
What state has a river named Yazoo river?
The Yazoo River.
Which missionary searched for the Mississippi River?
The missionary who searched the Mississippi river was named Jacques Marquette.
Where does Mississippi gets it name from?
The state of Mississippi is named after the Mississippi River. The name Mississippi was given to it by the Indians.
How did the Mississippi river gets its name?
The name Mississippi comes from the French "Messipi" - the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, "Misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River." Hernando De Soto, the Spanish Conquistador and explorer named the Mississippi River Rio de Espiritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirit") after finding it. It was later named the Mississippi.
Bodies of Water named after native Americans?
Mississippi River, Minnesota River, and the Zumbro River
What river was named father of waters?
Named by Algonkian speaking Indians, the Mississippi can be translated as Father of Waters. The Indus river in South Asia is known as the Father of Rivers
Why is the Mississippi river not named the Ohio river?
because they want to make it les compited.
What state is named after the river that forms its western border?
Mississippi.
What state is named after Americas most important river?
Mississippi.
Was the Mississippi river named the immaculate conception first?
yes
