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Alabama
(63111)
A French name for the region
which was named for a local Indian Tribe. The Street was
named for the State.
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Alaska
(63111)
It comes from Alakshak,
an Eskimo name for the area. This street was named after
Alaska when it was still a territory.
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Arkansas
(63118)
The name given by the French
for a Sioux Indian Tribe. The name may mean "down
stream People." The street was named for the state.
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Arizona
The name taken from an Indian
name. Arizonac, meaning "little springs"
located in the southern part of the state.
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California
(63103, 63118, 63139)
Named by the Spanish.
The street was named for the state.
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Colorado
(63111)
A Spanish name meaning
"colored reddish." The name was first given to
the river that flows through the state. The street was
named for the state.
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Connecticut
(63116, 63118, 63139)
An Indian name meaning
"place of the long river" for the Connecticut River
flowing through the state. Named for the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
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Dakota
(63104)
It was named for the Dakota
Territory, which was named for the Dakota Indians that lived
in the area: it means " allies."
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Delaware
(63104)
It was named for Baron De La
Warr, the first governor of Virginia (1610-1611) when it was
an English Colony. The street named Delaware was for the
Delaware Indians, It was changed to Geyer and Allen.
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Florida
(63102)
A Spanish name meaning
"having many flowers," is was named by Ponce de
Leon.
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Georgia
It was named after George II, King of
England, when Georgia was founded as a colony.
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Idaho
(63111)
It was named for the tribe of
Indians living in the area.
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Illinois
(63118)
A French name for a tribe of
Indians in the area. It come from the Indian word "ileniwi"
meaning "man".
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Indiana
(63104, 63111, 63118)
A made-up word meaning
"land of the Indians."
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Iowa
(63104, 63111, 63118)
The name of an Indian tribe
in the area. The tribes was called Ayuba meaning
"sleep ones."
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Kansas
(63111, 63116)
A French name for a tribe of
Sioux Indians living in the area. It means "people
of the south wind." St. Lois had two streets named
Kansas, the one named after the Indians was changed to Holly
Hills, the other named after the state was changed to Compton.
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Kentucky
(63110)
An Iroquois Indian name
"Kentake," meaning "level land or meadow."
It was named for its location near the McRee Racetrack.
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Louisiana
(63104,63111, 63118)
The name was given to the
area by the French explorer La Salle, who named it for King
Louis XIV of France.
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Maine
It was also named because it
was the main part of New England or part of the main land,
apart from offshore islands.
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Massachusetts
An Indian name "Massa-adchu-es-et"
meaning "big hill."
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Maryland
(63108)
The State was named after
Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, king of England. The
street was name after the state by Peter Lindlell.
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Michigan
(63108)
An Indian name "missi-gan,"
for "big lake."
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Minnesota
(63104, 63111, 63118)
A Sioux Indian name meaning
"milky blue water." Named after the state.
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Missouri
(63104)
The state was named after the
river, which had been named for "big river," "missi-sippi."
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Montana
(63116, 63118)
It was taken from the Latin
word "montana" meaning "mountainous
region."
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Nebraska
(63104, 63111, 63118)
It is an Indian name for what
is now the Platte River, the name means "flat
river."
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Nevada
It was named after the Sierra
Nevada mountains. In Spanish sierra means
"mountain," nevada means "snowy."
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New Hampshire
It was named after Hampshire
County in England.
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New Jersey
It was named after the
English island of Jersey.
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New Mexico
The English translation of
Spanish :Nuevo Mejico."
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New York
It was named in honor of the
Duke of York, brother of King Charles II of England.
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North Dakota
(63111)
It was given this name
because it is north of Dakota Street. It runs north and
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Ohio
(63103, 631004, 63111, 63118)
An Iroquois Indian name
meaning "large river."
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Information from the book
" The Streets of St. Louis"
Written by: William B. and Marcella C. Magnan
Used with written permission.
All rights reserved. No
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