The Quiz: Mississippi’s name comes from an Algonquian word meaning what?
Southern land
Big river
Petite lady
Delicious drink
The state of Mississippi is named after the river, and the river’s name comes from the Ojibwe or Algonquian word “misi-ziibi.” In the Native American language, the roots of the word mean “big river,” which is apt because the Mississippi is one of the longest rivers in North America. Though the Algonquian peoples lived near the Great Lakes region, their language flowed down the mighty Mississippi, eventually naming the southern state.
The correct answer to this quiz is Big river.