Tanasi
The English word "Tennessee" derives from the Cherokee (Iroquois) village name ta'nasi', origination unknown.
The word 'Tennessee' is derived from the Cherokee village name "Tanasi." The exact translation or meaning of "Tanasi" is unclear, but it is believed to refer to a river or possibly winding river. Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern United States.
The origin is uncertain, perhaps a Cherokee word meaning 'meeting place, 'winding river' or 'river of great bend'
Gibson Guitar Corporation is a company based in Tennessee. The name includes 3 words.
Wajas is based on the Cherokee word for Wolf.
The names comes from the name for Cherokee Indian Villages "Tanasi".It comes from the Native American word "Tenasi" that means "big bend" and describes the TN river.The names comes from the name for Cherokee Indian Villages "Tanasi".the name was propobly adapted from the nameof the principal Cherokee village, tenasieit got it from the Indian Cherokee tribe called tanasi which means big bend and describes the Tennessee river
Cherokee word "taulonica" -- meaning "yellow"' as in gold.
The earliest known variation of the name was the NativeAmerican village "Tanasqui", recorded by Spanish explorer Juan Pardo in 1567 when he and his party were traveling inland from South Carolina.However, British traders came across a Cherokee town named "Tanasi" in the early 18thcentury, and it appears as such on maps as early as 1725.More information is available at the Related Link listed below:
"The Volunteer State."The nickname came from the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers, under the leadership of General Andrew Jackson, fought bravely in the battle of New Orleans.
It is written as: D-A-N-N-Y as Cherokee does not contain European names; also the name DANNY does not translate to any known word in Tsalagi (Cherokee).
The Cherokee word for fire is atsilv
The word "sequoia" is derived from the name of Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith and inventor of the Cherokee syllabary. The giant sequoia tree was named in his honor.