Home > Blog > Mississippi: Long Name, Long River

Mississippi: Long Name, Long River

mississippi long name

It would seem that states are named after one of three things: the Indians, the British, or the rivers that run through it.  Mississippi gets its name from the Ojibwe word for “great river” –misi-ziibi.


Get updates when we add new words and customs
SUBSCRIBE:

Spark Files
Author: Word Wizard
By words we learn thoughts, and by thoughts we learn life.
Spark Files.

Subscribe to stay connected.