United States colored by the linguistic source of each state's name

United States colored by the linguistic source of each state’s name

“Get it together “Idaho”…. if that is even a real name…“–CantaloupeCamper

“It was literally just made up. A crazy lobbyist convinced Congress that it was a Shoshone word meaning ‘the sun comes from the mountains’, and wanted to have them use it for what became Colorado. He later claimed he was inspired by a girl named Ida”–sjiveru

“The “Ida-hoe” joke makes a lot more sense now…“–CaptainMeap