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List of U.S. state nicknames
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The following is a table of U.S. state nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. Current official state nicknames are highlighted in bold.
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[edit] State nicknames
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Alabama (No official Nickname)[1] |
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Alaska |
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Arizona |
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Arkansas |
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California |
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Colorado | |
Connecticut | |
Delaware |
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District of Columbia |
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Florida |
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Georgia |
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Hawaii |
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Idaho | |
Illinois[18] |
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Indiana |
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Iowa | |
Kansas |
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Kentucky |
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Louisiana |
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Maine |
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Maryland | |
Massachusetts |
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Michigan |
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Minnesota |
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Mississippi |
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Missouri |
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Montana |
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Nebraska |
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Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
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New York |
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North Carolina | |
North Dakota |
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Ohio |
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Oklahoma |
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Oregon |
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Pennsylvania |
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
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South Dakota | |
Tennessee |
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Texas |
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Utah | |
Vermont |
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Virginia |
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Washington |
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West Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
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Wyoming |
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[edit] See also
- List of city nicknames in the United States
- List of U.S. state mottos
- List of U.S. state residents names
- List of U.S. state slogans
- U.S. state
- United States
[edit] References
- General
- Notes
- ^ "Emblems Index". State of Alabama. http://www.archives.alabama.gov/kids_emblems/. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2006-04-20. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/emblems.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-18. "Alabama does not have an official nickname."
- ^ "Heart of Dixie". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2004-06-29. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/Heart_of_Dixie.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (First of Four Parts)". Voice of America (VOA Special English program). 2008-01-06. http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2007-12-31-voa3.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-04.
- ^ "State Symbols". California State Library (State of California). http://www.library.ca.gov/history/symbols.html#Heading13. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ a b c d "Colorado" (HTML). NetState.com. NState, LLC.. http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/co_intro.htm. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ a b "Colorado State Name and Nicknames" (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm#Name. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Colorado State Flower" (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm#Flower. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Colorado Water History" (asp). Colorado Historical Society. http://www.coloradohistory.org/RIPsigns/show_markertext.asp?id=797. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Denver" (HTML). wikipedia.org. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver,_Colorado. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Colorado" (HTML). USAtourist.com. USATourist. http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/colorado/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ a b c d STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual; retrieved on January 4, 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
- ^ a b c d e "Quick Facts: State Symbols" (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/QuickFacts.jsp?hl=y&id=State_Symbols&action=openTo#idState_Symbols. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ http://www.guidebookamerica.com/news/hawaii_rainbow/index.htm
- ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Second of Four Parts)". Voice of America (VOA Special English program). 2008-01-12. http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2008-01-13-voa3.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-04.
- ^ "SuperPages: Idaho History" (HTML). http://www.superpages.com/states/ID/history.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Illinois" (HTML). Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/il_intro.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ The official sobriquet of the State of Indiana has given rise to the humorous constructions Hoosierana (the land of Hoosiers; see uses in Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame and by sports journalist Frank DeFord) and Hoosierstan (the place of Hoosiers).
- ^ "Iowa Department of Economic Development Travel Iowa web site - State Symbols". Iowa Department of Economic Development. http://www.traveliowa.com/iowafacts/symbols.html. Retrieved on August 7 2007.
- ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Third of Four Parts)". Voice of America (VOA Special English program). 2008-01-19. http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2008-01-16-voa2.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-04.
- ^ a b c "State of New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development" (HTML). State Facts. http://www.visitnh.gov/about-new-hampshire/state-facts.aspx. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
- ^ a b c d New Mexico Symbols, State Names, SHG Resources website, accessed July 7, 2008
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". State of North Carolina. http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM#nickname. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". State of North Carolina. http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM#nickname. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Why We are Called Tar Heels". UNC Libraries. http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/tarheel.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Jenkins, Jim. "A motto: no contest if you please". The News and Observer. http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/jenkins/2007/story/574749.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.
- ^ "It's official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2003-06-14. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/06/14/loc_ohioflight14.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Fourth of Four Parts)". Voice of America (VOA Special English program). 2008-01-26. http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2008-01-16-voa3.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Oregon's license plate from 1960 to circa 1966". Plate Shack. http://www.plateshack.com/oregon/oregon3.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Iodine". South Carolina Encyclopedia. 2007-04-14. http://www.scencyclopedia.com/iodine.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ a b c d e South Dakota Symbols, State Names, SHG Resources website, accessed July 7, 2008
- ^ a b c d e Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book
- ^ a b "Texas:Facts, Map, and State Symbols". EnchantedLearing.com. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/texas/. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ "NetState: Utah" (HTML). http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ut_intro.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
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