Where did the State of Massachusetts get its impresive name?

mibmob

Named after local Indian tribe whose name means 'a large hill place' according to: http://www.50states.com/massachu.htm THe parent site is useful for all these names. Jul 29 02, 1:22 PM

Friar Tuck

The State of Massachusetts got its name from the Massachusetts Bay which was given its name by the Pilgrim Fathers who founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620. They named the Bay after the the Algonquian Indians whose name was derived from mass-adchu-seuck or 'people from the big hill'. The big hill was the group of hills known as the Blue Hills. The name was first recorded in writing in 1614 but without its present final s. Source = Brewer's Dictionary of Names Jul 29 02, 10:41 PM

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