The word Alaska is a Russian version of the Aleutian Native word Alyeska, meaning "great land of white to the east".

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Who named Alaska?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 9/1/2023

In the 18th century, Russian explorers tried to say the Aleut (eskimo) name, "Alaxsxaq", and it sounded like 'Alaska'. The name stuck. "Alaxsxaq" means the thing that the action of the sea is directed." No one person was responsible for the name.

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∙ 9y ago

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