BRITS React to The origin of every US state's name!

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OB Daz, Gaynor and OB Aidan react to how every state got its name.

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[ExUSSailor]

In the US military, helicopters are, generally, named for Native American tribes. The AH-64 Apache, UH-1 Iroquois, OH-58 Kiowa, OH-6 Cayuse, and, so forth.

[whitegrassatlatls]

all American military helicopters are named after native tribes: Chinook, Apache, Iroquois, Kiowa, etc.

[johnzubil]

I don't ever remember the Spanish making it as far north as Montana. And after the Revolution, we became Americans, we weren't Euros any more. He seems to have conveniently left out the explorations of Lewis and Clark, who discovered much of the land past the Allegheny mountains.

[VaveeDances]

Rob is a brilliant, professional linguist. His videos are excellent and his information is extremely reliable. Glad you enjoyed 😊

[bigplanett]

I found this guy's channel a month or two ago. Great channel. Been binge watching him lately.

[heywoodjablowme]

Little known fact but in Olde English the name Daz means "Wanker from up North"😂❤😂

[dane]

Something you guys and gal might think is funny, Virginia's state slogan is... "Virginia is for Lovers" 😂

[WhodatLucy]

I live in Caddo Parish Louisiana where the Caddo Indians lived before the federal government bought their land along with the Louisiana purchase from France, and move the Caddo Indians to the republic of Texas… notice all those Indian tribe names are French because they were in the Louisiana purchase

[brucegreenberg]

Guys, currently live in the US state of Virginia, which as has been said was named after the so-called Virgin Queen, Elizabeth 1 of England. It’s also the site of the first English settlement, James Town named after King James 1 in 1604.

[tylerj]

That's why here in Colorado we have the town Idaho Springs. Makes sense

[Bruhdaughhh]

Agreed Daz well spoken and fun individuals make history better

[DylRicho]

4:14
Close. It's the Carolean era.

[MichaelJohnson-vieh]

Within each state place names can named after specific people and things. I am from Maryland and our capital is Annapolis (Anne's city) - from Queen Anne. Baltimore is named after the 17th century aristocrat named after the Irish southern coastal town. Salisbury, named after the city in Wiltshire. Frederick, named after Frederick the Prince of Wales or Frederick Baron Baltimore, the last of Maryland's overlords. Other places like Cumberland, Aberdeen, Kent, Somerset, Dorchester are recognizable from the old country

[japcar]

Ball State University - Muncie, Indiana

[BostonBobby]

My home state of Massachusetts named after the Massachuset people, that were among many indigenous tribes that lived in this area. Boston, which was settled and named after the Village in the U.K. was originally named Shawmut which means Fresh Water in the Massachusett language. If the names of the towns and counties aren't named after English town, such as Wakefield, Stoneham, Reading, Braintree, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, etc. then they're name origin is named from the local tribes. Also other British signs of names, the Charles River named after King Charles I in 1614. English Explorer John Smith is the one who called the region New England, Maine/Massachusetts which was all Massachusetts at one time, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

[raise]

Ball is a large company. They sell mason jars

[kennethcook]

Colorado was named 'Colo Rojo' or 'colored red' after the red soil and river.

[japcar]

Do more reactions from this guy's channel! He's dorky, but in a cool way. I love how he focuses on entomology as well. The shire reeve - sheriff connection is something that most people don't know about.

[corralescoyote]

I just got subbed to this linguist guy - he has a new channel with an American linguist too - Words Unraveled… anyway, lots of love from a loyal sub in NM USA ❤

[ericm]

Daz you made me curious so I looked it up, it was named Maine Road after the road it was on. Businessmen had purchased property in that area of Manchester. The street they bought property on was called Dog Kennel Lane, because there was a kennel on that road. But the businessmen wanted to change the name because they thought it was lowly.

The businessman were involved in the Temperance Movement (Prohibition of Alcohol) in the UK, an idea that was growing more popular in the US at the time. The US state of Maine was the first one to pass a law banning alcohol, so the businessmen changed the name from Dog Kennel Lane to Maine Road, because they thought the name was significant and would add recognition to the movement.