Connecticut

Dave Wilton, Friday, July 27, 2007

The Nutmeg State gets its name from the Connecticut River, which in turn gets its name from the Mohican quinnitukq-ut, meaning long tidal river.

(Sources: Illustrated Dictionary of Place Names; Webster’s Third New International Dictionary)

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