Some would like to believe that Rhode Island is named for the Agean Isle of Rhodes which is unlikely but remotely possible. The State adheres to the Dutch West India Company name of Roodt Eyelandt.
No
They Anglicised the Dutch West India Company name of Roodt Island.
In rhode island next to massachusets
Block Island
Rhode Island has no major mountains.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
No City, no Town and no Village named Bethlehem in Rhode Island.
Someone named it It is quoted as being named after the Greek Island of Rhodes
Because his name was Roger and he found Rhode Island. So he could name it whatever he wanted. So obvioiusly he named it after himself.
North America.
Rhode island
Just one: Westerly, Rhode Island.
Origin of the Name Rhode Island - Rhode Island was either named for the Isle of Rhodes (in the Mediterranean Sea) or for its red clay (the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block may have named it "Rood Eylandt" meaning Red Island, in Dutch).
Rhode Island
"State of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations".
Rhode Island. Providence is the capital City.
The state bird of Rhode Island is the "Rhode Island Red" (a type of chicken).
The island of Rhodes. It was home of the colossus at rhodes. the americaan state rhode island is named after it.