Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 State Nickname Explanations

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:35:42 +0000

My dad always says Louisiana is “the Boot state” because we’re shaped like a boot. I don’t know of any official nicknames though.

By: KellyS

KellyS — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:42:56 +0000

Washington, the “Evergreen State” for obvious reasons, has no other nicknames about which I’m aware. What, however, could better suit us than the moniker we currently hold?

By: gene

gene — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:12:56 +0000

In Iowa, a retarded ex-governor wanted “A State of Minds” on the license plates. It sure didn’t fly.

By: Matt Koenig

Matt Koenig — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:52:08 +0000

Tennessee is also sometimes called “The State of Franklin,” referencing the state’s failed first attempt to secede from North Carolina. The northeast portion of Tennessee was originally named Frankland, but later changed the spelling to honor Benjamin Franklin in an attempt to gain the necessary 2/3 majority of the states needed to be admitted to the Union. The Tri-Cities area has all sorts of streets and historic sites named as such.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:25:18 +0000

Hastings — thanks for the info. Very interesting. One other thing I remember learning in elementary school about Virginia is that the dogwood is both the state flower AND the state tree! Woohoo!

Ah, but who cares about Virginia on this post. Everyone’s talking about Delaware! I’ve never been there, but I say, if was the first state to ratify the Constitution, it should get to call itself the First State.

By: jeremiah

jeremiah — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:44:09 +0000

also regarding my comment about Arizoan not having a nickname, the legislators spent about $1 million – $2million to figure out a new nickname for our state… all while this recesion is going on… think your state is screwed look at the waste in AZ

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:43:32 +0000

I know that Utah’s “Best Snow on Earth” shold probably be self explanatory. Ha ha. Mostly because we have a LOT of ski resorts and get a lot of snow :o)

By: jeremiah

jeremiah — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:41:14 +0000

Technically, Arizona does not have a nick name at all. The article I read locally is listed below… I always thought my stae was “The Grand Canyon State” but I guess that was too easy and obvious for our idiot legislators
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/Arizona-one-step-closer-to-getting-an-official/5G0gKfN8N0Wq5G7LdqLLgw.cspx

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:49:18 +0000

Oh come on. It’s not like I insulted you personally. Everyone has bad stuff about where they live. I love my city, but I don’t love being referred to as Bodymore. I don’t love that we’re usually in the top 5 most dangerous cities. I don’t love that my car got totaled by a drunk 3 weeks after moving into the actual city because it was parked on the street and not in a lot. Take the good with the bad. If you think every little thing about where you love is dandy, more power to you. I lived there for 17 years, long enough to form my own opinion that it’s boring, and the people can be close-minded, especially in the town I grew up in. It’s a personal opinion that you obviously don’t share. We can still live in harmony. Hell, it’s Delaware, I’m sure our cousins/sisters/brothers/parents know each other or all worked at DuPont together. No need to be rude. I already apologized for my rudeness. (And thank you, Hyacinth. Good luck with your move.)

By: graham

graham — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:13:27 +0000

I am born and raised in Florida, “The Sunshine State”…or as everyone else calls it “The Place I am Going to Move to as Soon as I Can”