Statistics for Origin of U.S. State Names

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Origin Of Name	State	% Correct
Named in honor of Queen Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen"	Virginia \| West Virginia	100%
Named in honor of the nation's first president	Washington	100%
Named by Quaker William Penn in honor of his father	Pennsylvania	96%
Named after the Greek island of Rhodes	Rhode Island	96%
Named in honor of French King Louis XIV	Louisiana	93%
Named after the famous Midwest river which spans from the north to the south of the country	Mississippi	89%
George Washington famously crossed the river that this state is named after in 1776	Delaware	78%
Named in honor of Queen Henrietta Maria	Maryland	78%
Named after the Spanish word meaning "mountain"	Montana	74%
This state was named by Spanish explorers before the country it shares its name with	New Mexico	74%
Named after an isle in the English Channel	New Jersey	70%
Named after the Spanish word meaning "snow-covered" after a nearby mountain range	Nevada	59%
Named after a river that was called "Red River" by Spanish explorers	Colorado	56%
Named by George M. Willing after a made up Shoshone word	Idaho	56%
Named after a fictional island by Spanish explorers	California	48%