Origin of Minnesota's name

Answer 1

From a Dakota (Souix) Indian word meaning "sky-tinted water", or "water that reflects the sky." For instance, when the sky is blue, the water is blue, and when the sky is cloudy gray, the water is cloudy gray. Calm areas of the slow-moving river often made for a very reflective surface that, like a still lake, displayed the appearance and colors of the sky above.

Answer 2

Minnesota means "Sky Blue Water" Minnesota gets its name from the Dakota word minisota, meaning "water that reflects the sky." Centuries ago, that is what the Dakota named the river now called the Minnesota River.

Answer 3

Minnesota is American Indian in origin, coming from the Dakota name for the river in the area: Mnisota. The name is comprised of two parts that can be translated as "hazy water."

Answer 4

Becaue back in the old days, there were a lot of Scandinavian immigrants who came here, a lot of them came to Minnesota for "viking" matters.

Answer 5

The name comes from the Dakota Indian (Sioux) word for "whitish" or "clouded water," and refers to the Minnesota River in the southwestern part of the state.

Answer 6

The 'North Star State' nickname was chosen by its first governor and appears on its state seal in the original French as L'Etoile du Nord.

Answer 7

The name Minnesota is based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for sky-tinted water, referring to the Minnesota River

Answer 8

it got its name by a tribe