How did Nebraska get its name?

Answer 1

Étienne de Veniard, sieur de Bourgmont in 1714, named the major river flowing through the land the Nebraskier, which is an Oto word meaning "flat water". (The French word for "flat" is "Platte".) source: WikiPedia "Platte River"

unknown source states the French adopted the word "Nebraska" for the land, referring to the river.

The word Nebraska comes from an Indian word for flat water, refering to the Platte river. When the french came into the state they adopted the name for the land.

Nebraska got its name from an Indian word that means flat water the platte river flows through the state

The state of Nebraska is actually named after the Platte River from the French meaning "broad river." The Omaha Indians called the river "ibôápka" also meaning "broad river."
Étienne de Veniard, sieur de Bourgmont in 1714, named the major river flowing through the land the Nebraskier, which is an Oto word meaning "flat water". (The French word for "flat" is "Platte".) source: WikiPedia "Platte River"

unknown source states the French adopted the word "Nebraska" for the land, referring to the river.