[NKP_Vet]

Both Carolinas were named for King Charles II. The proper form of Charles in Latin is Carolus, and the division into north and south originated in 1710. In latin, Carolus is a strong form of the pronoun "he" and translates in many related languages as a "free or strong" man.

I am Carolus - The Free and Strong

[Jack Hydrazine]

That means most or all of those names are racist and need to be changed!

[Mercat]

Only dispute I would have is that Arkansas is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. At least here in Kansas. It’s certainly pronounced that way when speaking of the river.

[kabar]

Oklahoma: From a Choctaw word, meaning "red people," which breaks down as okla "nation, people" + homma "red."

Given the kerfuffle over the Redskins name (including the US Trademark office deeming it offensive,) how long will it be until Oklahoma is required to change its name?

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

BFL

[Gay State Conservative]

I know what "Massachusetts" means:

Home of various illegal alien relatives of Osama Obama.

[dirtboy]

I always thought Colorado was Spanish for “Land without Guardrails.”

[blueunicorn6]

Massachusetts was named after some Indians? It will have to be renamed. What’s the Algonquin word for “arrogant jackass”? Ahhhh.....here it is in the translator. “Arrogant jackass” is “lizzywarren”. Well, that’s already taken.

[LachlanMinnesota]

This is wrong. Minnesota means land of many socialists, unable to drown in 10,000 lakes.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Montana is the snowiest staye, and Nevada the most mountainous.

Yet montana means mountainous and Nevada means snowy.

[discostu]

We’re Americans honey, our names don’t mean $%^&.

[deport]

That web site could have done a better job of formatting.