Basically, N is popular all the way from Nebraska to North Dakota.
So, here are all of the N states in the U.S. and how they got their N names.
However, its not a tale entirely devoid of controversy.
Some interpretations argue the original pronunciation and meaning might have been slightly different.
When Nevada became a state, they took the name of the mountains.
Nevada Name Meaning
Sierra Nevada directly translates to snowy mountains or snow-covered mountain range.
New Hampshire Meaning
The term Hampshire traces back to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 1011.
In the Chronicle, the county was recorded as Hamtunscire, which translated as the shire of the homestead.
New Jersey
Like New Hampshire, New Jerseys name has its roots in old English soil.
However, the connection between the U.S. state and British island isnt as direct as it might first appear.
New Jersey Name Meaning
The name Jersey originates from the Old Norse language.
Put it together, and Jersey roughly translates as earth island.
New Mexico
New Mexico was named by Spanish explorers.
The name Mexico itself originates from the Nahuatl language spoken by the Aztecs.
Mexica was the original term for the Aztec people, and is the root word for Mexico.
A second theory is that Mexica derived from Metztli, a goddess of the moon in Aztec mythology.
Before the English captured the area, it was known as New Amsterdam, after the Dutch capital.
The Latin form of Charles is Carolus and the entire region was originally called Carolana.
North Carolina Name Meaning
Carolana directly translates as the land of Charles.
North Dakota Meaning
The word Dakota in the Sioux language means ally or friend.
