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Michigan: From Chippewa words mici gama meaning "great water," after the

lake of the same name.

Mississippi: Chippewa; mici zibi, "great river" or "gathering-in of all the waters." Also: Algonquin word, "Messipi."

Wisconsin: An Indian name, spelled Ouisconsin and Mesconsing by early chroniclers. Believed to mean "grassy place" in Chippewa. Congress made it Wisconsin.

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