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THIS SECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION STATE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES TRANSLATED FROM BASQUE E. F. Legner (email Contact) Many of the state names in the
United States were constructed in a kind of shorthand using the Basque
language (Nyland 2001). It is believed that the individuals
responsible for creating these names were Roman Catholic clerics. They had a detailed knowledge of an
ancient formula for constructing languages called the Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Formula (see VCV Dictionary). This formula, which was being used to
increase the size of vocabularies since Neolithic times (see Saharan). The Benedictine
clerics who were sent to spread Christianity through Europe beginning in the
6th Century had full knowledge of this formula (see Benedictines).
They frequently used clever innovations to add double meanings to
words and sentences, for purposes that are not entirely understood. The Roman Catholic church indeed
had full knowledge of this formula and the uses that had been made of it to
create many of the modern European languages. However, it was not until the late 20th Century that
its existence was brought to the public’s attention by Edo
Nyland. He discovered that prior
to Christian times there was a common language being used over most of Europe
that had its ancient origin in North Africa.
He called it the Saharan Language and noted
that modern Basque was most closely related to it. Nyland also found that the Roman Catholic clergy continued to
use the ancient language into the 19th Century to create new words
and place names wherever they happened to travel. The Basque/English dictionary written by Gorka Aulestia (1989) is a valuable source
for the meanings of words of the ancient Saharan language. During the course of translating ancient
inscriptions and place names, Nyland discovered the Basque origin of many of
the names in America that were commonly thought to be of English, French or
Amerindian dialects. He noted that the name “America” did not originate with the Italian Amerigo Vespucci, but instead
came from the Basque verb “amerikak egin”, which means “to make a fortune.” For a complete discussion of how the translations
were made please refer to Nyland (2001). Following are the states that
Nyland found with Basque roots in their names, accompanied by the traditional
belief of their meaning: *********************************************** To find Subject Matter Depress Ctrl/F: Alabama
Traditional Meaning
= Tribal Town (Creek Indian)
Basque Meaning = The
many opportunities fill us with joy. Alaska
Traditional Meanings=
Object to which
the action of the sea is directed.
&/or An Aleut word for mainland.
Basque Meaning = Indescribable miracles. Arizona
Traditional Meanings
= Silver Bearing
& Place of the small spring (Papago)
Basque Meanings = An awfully icy wind here &/or One risks freezing here. Arkansas
Traditional Meaning
= An Indian
tribal name
Basque Meaning = The heartbreaking deaths in the shocking civil war anger
me. American Samoa
Traditional Meaning
= Polynesian name.
Basque Meaning = Basque
meaning not yet translated. California
Traditional Meaning
= A mythical
country named Califia &/or An invented name for an imaginary island.
Basque Meaning = The disgusting killing of a person by the quarrelling gold
miners is frightening. Colorado
Traditional Meaning
= Spanish word
for “red”
Basque Meaning = I adore the colors. Connecticut
Traditional Meaning
= Mohican and
Algonquin Indian for “Place beside the river.”
Basque Meaning = Remember the wonderful blessings of productivity and
tenacity when you visit our utopia. Delaware
Traditional Meaning
= Believed to
have been named after governor Thomas West, Lord de la Warr.
Basque Meaning = Spread the word of the Redeemer. Florida
Traditional Meaning
= Spanish word
for Pascua Florida &/or Flowery Place (for the flowering trees).
Basque Meaning = None found. Georgia
Traditional Meaning
= Named for King
George II of England.
Basque Meaning = None found. Guam
Traditional Meaning
= Pacific
Islander name.
Basque Meaning = No Basque meaning sought. Hawaii
Traditional Meaning
= Hawaiian word
for homeland, “Owhyhee.”
Basque Meaning = This one is exhausting to reach. Idaho
Traditional Meaning
= Amerindian “E
Dah Hoe” or Gem of the Mountains.
Basque Meaning = An exaggerated description. Illinois
Traditional Meaning
= Algonquin word
for “warriors.” or “men and warriors.”
Basque Meaning = This quiet place possibly will do for a lifetime. Indiana
Traditional Meaning
= Land of the Indians.
Basque Meaning = Our American brothers. Iowa
Traditional Meaning
= Kiowa name.
Basque Meaning = Be warned about the thunder storms. Kansas
Traditional Meaning
= Sioux Indian “South
wind people”
Basque Meaning = The deaths in the shocking civil war anger me. Kentucky
Traditional Meaning
= Iroquois word “Ken-tah-ten”
meaning Land of Tomorrow &/or Meadow Land
Basque Meaning = I explored that stony place and rejected it completely. Louisiana
Traditional Meaning
= Named for King
Louis XIV of France
Basque Meaning = None searched for. Maine
Traditional Meaning
= From mainland,
changed to French province.
Basque Meaning = Cunningly neutral. Maryland
Traditional Meaning
= Named for
Virgin Mary &/or Henrietta Maria, the wife of England’s King Charles I.
Basque Meaning = The many tall oak groves are reduced to ash. Massachusetts
Traditional Meaning
= Algonquian word
meaning “At the big hills” or “A large hill place.”
Basque Meaning = Our task is to bring about statehood, tilling of the soil,
harvesting the abundance and to do subdivision. Michigan
Traditional Meaning
= Amerincian word
“meieigama” meaning “Great Water.” &/or Algonquian word meaning “Forest
clearing.”
Basque Meaning = The military had to leave because of the unpredictable
food supply. Minnesota
Traditional Meaning
= Sioux Indian
word for “Sky-tinted water.” &/or “Cloudy water.”
Basque Meaning = It is marvelous anywhere in these exotic wild hills. Mississippi
Traditional Meaning
= Chippewa Indian
words “mici zibi” meaning “Great river.”
Basque Meaning = To my unspeakable horror he fell into the very deep
torrential rain like into the legendary whirlpool. Missouri
Traditional Meaning
= Amerindian name
meaning “Town of the large canoes” &/or Algonquian for “Muddy River.”
Basque Meaning = Hide from this miserable torrential rain which keeps
falling down. Montana
Traditional Meaning
= Spanish word
for “Mountainous.”
Basque Meaning = I loved it among those pastures in the wonderful wild
mountains. North Carolina
Traditional Meaning
= Carolina named
in honor of England’s King Charles I.
Basque Meaning = no Basque found. Nebraska
Traditional Meaning
= Oto or Sioux Indian
word for “Flat water” [= Platte River].
Basque Meaning = Happily the evangelist comes here to begin his teachings. Nevada
Traditional Meaning
= Spanish for “Snowy.”
Basque Meaning = Nowhere is firewood to be cut. New Hampshire
Traditional Meaning
= Named by John
Mason who hailed from Hampshire county, England.
Basque Meaning = None searched for. New Jersey
Traditional Meaning
= Named by Sir
George Carterer after his home island.
Basque Meaning = None searched for. New Mexico
Traditional Meaning
= named after
Mexico.
Basque Meaning for Mexico = Gently we introduce elementary teachings. New York
Traditional Meaning
= Named after the
Duke of York, brother of Charles II.
Basque Meaning = Always caring and stimulating. North Dakota
Traditional Meaning
= Amerindian name
meaning “Alliance of friends.”
Basque Meaning = No Basque meaning. Ohio
Traditional Meaning
= Iroquois word
for “Good river.”
Basque Meaning = Get used to the thunderstorms. Oklahoma
Traditional Meaning
= Choctaw word
for “Red man.”
Basque Meaning = Her entire lifetime grandma was giving advice. Oregon
Traditional Meaning
= Not clear
(early map shows “Ouaicon-sint.”
Basque Meaning = So many wonderful opportunities. Pennsylvania
Traditional Meaning
= Named for
Admiral William Penn and “sylvan” meaning woodland.
Basque Meaning = Pena/pen in Basque means suffering. Puerto Rico
Traditional Meaning
= Spanish for “Rich
port.”
Basque Meaning = No Basque searched for. Rhode Island
Traditional Meaning
= Named for Greek
Island of Rhodos &/or by Dutch explorer Adriaen Block, “Rhoode Eylandt.”
Basque Meaning = Awful
thunder clouds. South Carolina
Traditional Meaning = Carolina named in honor of England’s King
Charles I.
Basque Meaning = no Basque found. South Dakota
Traditional Meaning
= Amerindian name
meaning “Alliance of friends.”
Basque Meaning = No Basque meaning. Tennessee
Traditional Meaning
= Cherokee Indian
villages called “Tanasi.”
Basque Meaning = The blessed one who knows will nourish and protect the
afflicted; so pay attention. Texas
Traditional Meaning
= Indian tribal
name, “Tejas.”
Basque Meaning = Seek shelter from the many frightening storms. Utah
Traditional Meaning
= Ute Indian name
meaning “People of the mountains.”
Basque Meaning = They left their kinship behind. Vermont
Traditional Meaning
= French “verts
monts,” meaning “Green Mountains”
Basque Meaning = We improve the wilderness and give thanks for nature’s
blessings. Virginia
Traditional Meaning
= Named for
England’s “Virgin Queen, “ Elizabeth I.
Basque Meaning = The digging of the canal bed was accomplished by the
engineer’s expertise. Washington
Traditional Meaning
=
Basque Meaning = Wisconsin
Traditional Meaning
=
Basque Meaning = West Virginia
Traditional Meaning
=
Basque Meaning = Wyoming
Traditional Meaning
=
Basque Meaning =
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Reference:
Nyland, Edo. 2001. Linguistic Archaeology: AnIntroduction. Trafford Publ., Victoria, B.C., Canada.
ISBN 1-55212-668-4. 541 p. [
see abstract & summary]