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Massachusetts State Name Origin:

Statue of Algonquin Indian Ekwabet - photo © Hoch Sollst Du Leben (architekt2)
on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

What does Massachusetts mean? Massachusetts comes from the language of the Algonquian Indians of the Massachusetts Bay area - translated roughly as: at or about the great hill. Possible interpretations of the exact origin of the word Massachusetts:

INDIAN WORD:		TRANSLATION:

messatossec		great hills mouth

mess or mass		great
atsco, as chu, or wad chu		hill
sec, sac or saco		mouth

massawachusett		great mountain place

massa		great
wachusett		mountain place

moswetuset		Indian arrowhead*

*descriptive of the Great Blue Hill region, south of Boston

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Massachusetts State Name Origin:

Statue of Algonquin Indian Ekwabet - photo © Hoch Sollst Du Leben (architekt2)
on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

*descriptive of the Great Blue Hill region, south of Boston

Geology and topography map of Massachusetts from USGS

Source:

State Symbols: Citizen Information Service

Links:

Indians of N. America - the native American Experience
The Algonquin Indians
State Name Origins - 50 States

State Symbols USA is a nonprofit organization promoting
appreciation for our natural treasures and cultural heritage.

What are your State Symbols?

Massachusetts Symbols:

Massachusetts State Name Origin:

Statue of Algonquin Indian Ekwabet - photo © Hoch Sollst Du Leben (architekt2) on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

*descriptive of the Great Blue Hill region, south of Boston

Geology and topography map of Massachusetts from USGS

Source:

State Symbols: Citizen Information Service

Links:

Indians of N. America - the native American Experience The Algonquin Indians State Name Origins - 50 States

State Symbols USA is a nonprofit organization promoting appreciation for our natural treasures and cultural heritage.

What are your State Symbols?

Massachusetts Symbols:

Statue of Algonquin Indian Ekwabet - photo © Hoch Sollst Du Leben (architekt2)
on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

Indians of N. America - the native American Experience
The Algonquin Indians
State Name Origins - 50 States

State Symbols USA is a nonprofit organization promoting
appreciation for our natural treasures and cultural heritage.