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Interesting origins of States names

There are some interesting origins of State names.

Do you know where the name of Hawaii comes from? Hawaii is from "Hawa" and "ii" in the native word. "Hawa" means a new homeland, and "ii" means small. So Hawaii means "a new small homeland".

The name of Mississippi comes from the Indian language. It means "large river" because of the Mississippi river.

Let's talk about Vermont. It is from French words. "Ver" means green, and "mont" means mountain. All state names have origins and they are very interesting.