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List of U.S. state nicknames

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This is a list of U.S. state nicknames -- both official and traditional (official state nicknames are in bold).

State Nickname(s)
Alabama
(No official Nickname)[1]
  • Cotton State[2]
    • Heart of Dixie[3][2]
      • Yellowhammer State[2]
        • Stars Fell on Alabama[2]
Alaska
  • Great Land
  • Last Frontier
Arizona
  • Apache State
  • Copper State
  • Grand Canyon State
Arkansas
  • Bear State
  • Land of Opportunity
  • Natural State
  • Wonder State
  • Razorback State
  • What a State!
California
  • El Dorado State
  • Golden State[4]
    • Golden West
    • The Left Coast
    • Grape State
    • Land of Milk and Honey
    • Land of Fruits and Nuts (derisive)
    • Entertainment State
    • Land of the Fires
    • Movie State
Colorado
  • Buffalo Plains State[5] - disused
    • Centennial State[6]
      • Colorful Colorado[6]
        • Columbine State[7]
          • Highest State[5]
            • Lead State[5] - disused
              • Mother of Rivers[8]
                • Rocky Mountain Empire[9]
                  • Rocky Mountain State[10] - disused
                    • Silver State[5] - disused
Connecticut
  • Constitution State[11]
    • Land of Steady Habits[11]
Delaware
  • Diamond State
  • First State
  • Land of Tax-Free Shopping
  • Small Wonder
  • Blue Hen State
District of Columbia
  • The Federal City
  • The District
Florida
  • Peninsula State
  • Hurricane State
  • Tropical State
  • Everglades State
  • Citrus State
  • Flower State
  • Manatee State
  • Orange State
  • Sunshine State
Georgia
  • Peach State[12]
    • Buzzard State (from laws Georgia introduced to protect buzzards)[12]
      • Cracker State - Along with Florida, Georgia has been called "The Cracker State" in earlier times, perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "Crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. [12] See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name
        • Empire State of the South - Refers to economic leadership[12]
          • Yankee-land of the South: Similarly to the above nickname, "Yankee-land of the South" speaks to industrial and economic development in the south. This nickname may be used in a derogatory sense.[12]
            • Goober State - Refers to peanuts, the official state crop[12]
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois[13]
  • Land of Lincoln
  • Prairie State
  • The Corn State
  • The Sucker State (for a type of fish)
  • Garden of the West
Indiana
  • Crossroads of America
  • Hoosier State
  • Hospitality State
Iowa
  • Hawkeye State
  • Tall Corn State
  • Land of the Rolling Prairie
  • Cyclone State
Kansas
Kentucky
  • Bluegrass State
Louisiana
  • Bayou State
  • Child of the Mississippi
  • Creole State
  • Pelican State
  • Sportsman's Paradise
  • Sugar State
Maine
Maryland
  • Cockade State
  • Free State
  • Monumental State
  • Old Line State
  • Terrapin State
Massachusetts
Michigan
  • Great Lakes State
  • Mitten State
  • Winter Water Wonderland
  • Wolverine State
Minnesota
  • Gopher State
  • Land of 10,000 Lakes
  • Land of Lakes
  • Land of Sky-Blue Waters
  • North Star State
Mississippi
  • Hospitality State
  • Magnolia State
Missouri
  • Bullion State
  • Cave State
  • Gateway State
  • Bellwether State
  • Lead State
  • Ozark State
  • Show Me State
Montana
Nebraska
  • Beef State
  • Cornhusker State
  • Tree Planter's State
Nevada
  • money state
  • Sagebrush State
  • Silver State
New Hampshire
  • Granite State[14]
    • Mother of Rivers[14]
      • White Mountain State[14]
New Jersey
New Mexico
  • The Colorful State
  • The Land of Enchantment
New York
  • Empire State
  • NYC=The Big Apple
North Carolina
North Dakota
  • Flickertail State
  • Peace Garden State
  • Rough Rider State
  • Sioux State
Ohio
  • Buckeye State
  • Birthplace of Aviation[18]
    • Mother of Modern Presidents
Oklahoma
  • Land of the Red Man
  • Sooner State
Oregon
  • Beaver State
  • Union State
  • Pacific Wonderland[19]
Pennsylvania
  • Liberty Bell State
  • Independence State
  • Keystone State
  • Quaker State
Rhode Island
  • Little Rhody
  • Ocean State
  • Plantation State
South Carolina
  • Palmetto State
  • Sandlapper State, Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places
  • Iodine Products State - disused[20]
South Dakota
  • Coyote State
  • Land of Infinite Variety
  • Mount Rushmore State
  • Sunshine State
Tennessee
Texas
  • Cowboy State
  • Friendship State[22]
    • Lone Star State[22]
Utah
Vermont
  • Green Mountain State
Virginia
  • Mother of Presidents
  • The Old Dominion
Washington
  • Evergreen State[23]
West Virginia
  • Mountain State
  • Panhandle State
Wisconsin
  • America's Dairyland
  • America's Bread Basket
  • Badger State
  • Cheese State
Wyoming
  • Cowboy State
  • Equality State
  • Park State

References

  1. ^ "Emblems Index", State of Alabama. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. 
  2. ^ a b c d Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-20). Retrieved on 2007-03-18. “Alabama does not have an official nickname.”
  3. ^ Heart of Dixie. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2004-06-29). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  4. ^ "State Symbols", California State Library, State of California. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. 
  5. ^ a b c d Colorado (HTML). NetState.com. NState, LLC.. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  6. ^ a b Colorado State Name and Nicknames (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  7. ^ Colorado State Flower (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  8. ^ Colorado Water History (asp). Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  9. ^ Denver (HTML). wikipedia.org. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  10. ^ Colorado (HTML). USAtourist.com. USATourist. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  11. ^ a b c d STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual; retrieved on January 4, 2007
  12. ^ a b c d e f Quick Facts: State Symbols (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
  13. ^ Illinois (HTML). Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  14. ^ a b c State of New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development (HTML). State Facts. Retrieved on 2007-7-9.
  15. ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina", State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. 
  16. ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina", State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. 
  17. ^ "Why We are Called Tar Heels", UNC Libraries. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. 
  18. ^ It's official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation. The Cincinnati Enquirer (2003-06-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  19. ^ Oregon's license plate from 1960 to circa 1966. Plate Shack. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
  20. ^ Iodine. South Carolina Encyclopedia (2007-04-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  21. ^ a b c d e Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book
  22. ^ a b "Texas:Facts, Map, and State Symbols", EnchantedLearing.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  23. ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.



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