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This took a lot of research. For almost every state there are multiple stories behind the name, but I've done my best to double and triple-source each of the ones included.
In the cases of words from native American languages, I have cross-referenced the information with that given on the official websites of the relevant tribes and nations.
Here are some of my other sources:
1970s US govt press release (some dodgy stuff in there): https://www.bia.gov/as-ia/opa/online-press-release/origin-names-us-states#:~:text=IOWA%3A%20From%20an%20Indian%20tribe,was%20applied%20to%20the%20State
David Wilton from wordorigins.org has done brilliant work: https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/alabama
Library of Congress for images and old documents: https://www.loc.gov/
Oxford English Dictionary for etymology: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/alabama_n?tab=factsheet#12020589
Merriam-Webster for pronunications: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Algonquian
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 States with "New"
2:20 Named after monarchs
3:58 TypeAI
5:10 Named after colonists
6:22 Named after Native American peoples
12:24 From Native American descriptions
16:22 Alaska & Hawaii
17:46 From European languages
20:56 Dunno! Oregon & Rhode Island