There are a number of theories about what the name actually means, but most historians agree it comes from one of the Indian (native American) tribes living there at the time when the Europeans arrived in the 1600s. The name itself probably means either "great hill" or "great mountain" (the settlements were located near what is today known as the Blue Hills). Massachusetts takes its name from the Massachusetts tribe of Native Americans, who lived in the Great Blue Hill region, south of Boston. The Indian term supposedly means "at or about the Great Hill," an apparent reference to the tallest of the Blue Hills, a recreation area south of the town of Milton.
There are, however, a number of interpretations of the exact meaning of the word.
i think it got its name from a ruler of the city of Boston and then and prince of a another city
Massachusetts real name is Plymouth
The state of Massachusetts gets several types of precipitation. The state not only gets fog, rain, and sleet, it also receives snow.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The American Revolution began in Massachusetts.
What's wrong with just calling it Massachusetts?
The name of the northeastern US state is spelled Massachusetts.
Massachusetts was named after a Massachusetts Tribe of Native Americans, meaning "at or about the great hill". Your Welcome , Alessandra
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Yes, Massachusetts has a state tree. Its name is the American Elm.
Salem, Massachusetts
Newtown (or "the Newe Towne") was the original name of Cambridge, Massachusetts. After the foundation there of Harvard College in 1636, the name was changed in 1638, in honour of Cambridge, UK, home of the famous University.
Massachusetts was founded for religious freedom. The religions name was puritan that Winthrop studied.