*Alabama River by early European explorers and named “Alibamu” after the local Indian tribe
*Georgia: In honor of George II of England
*Delaware River and Bay; named in turn for Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Warr
*Louisiana: In honor of Louis XIV of France
*Maryland: In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England)
*New York: In honor of the Duke of York
*Pennsylvania: In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn’s Woodland.”
*Vermont From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain”
*Virginia In honor of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England
*Washington In honor of George Washington
*West Virginia In honor of Elizabeth, “Virgin Queen” of England
*Wisconsin French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
*Wyoming From the Delaware Indian word, meaning “mountains and valleys alternating”; the same as the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania