
Maine
Meaning: Mainland
Language: French
Maryland
Meaning: Land of Queen Henrietta Maria
Language: English
Massachusetts
Meaning: Near the Great-Little-Mountain
Language: Native American origin
Michigan
Meaning: Great Lake
Language: Native American origin
Minnesota
Meaning: Milky Water
Language: Siouan
Mississippi
Meaning: Great River
Language: French
Missouri
Meaning: Dugout Canoe
Language: Siouan
Montana
Meaning: Mountainous
Language: Spanish
Nebraska
Meaning: Flattened Water
Language: Based on Oto Indian word “Nebrathka”