State Etymology #3

The origin of the state name is described, guess the modern day state.
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Derived from the Kansa Native American tribe (other than Kansas)
Arkansas
Named after its namesake river, likely based on an Iroquoian name meaning "on the meadow"
Kentucky
In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León named it "The Flowery"
Florida
Named after the heartland of the Aztec Empire
New Mexico
Named after a valley in Pennsylvania, meaning "at the big river flat"
Wyoming
Founded in 1681 by William Penn
Pennsylvania
From the Iroquois word "ohiyo", meaning "great river"
Ohio
Named after the largest of the Channel Islands in the UK
New Jersey
Named after a southern English county
New Hampshire
French form of the Ojibwa word "mishigamaa" meaning "large water"
Michigan
Derived from the O'odham word name "alĭ ṣonak" meaning "small spring"
Arizona
Named after its largest island, probably meaning "homeland"
Hawaii
Spanish for "snow-covered"
Nevada
One theory claims its name derives from the family estate of its founder, called Broadmayne
Maine
From a Siouan-language tribe known to some as the "ouemessourita"
Missouri
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