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This is a list of U.S. state nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. Current official state nicknames are highlighted in bold.

State Nickname(s)
 Alabama
(No official Nickname)1
 Alaska
  • Great Land (previously used on license plates)
  • Last Frontier (previously used on license plates)
 Arizona
 Arkansas
  • Bear State
  • Land of Opportunity (former official nickname; previously used on license plates)
  • Natural State (currently used on license plates)
  • Wonder State
  • Razorback State
  • What a State!
 California
  • El Dorado State
  • Golden State5 (previously used on license plates)
  • Golden West
  • Grape State
  • Land of Milk and Honey
  • The Bear State (or Republic)
  • Entertainment State
  • Land of the Fires
  • Movie State
 Colorado
  • Buffalo Plains State6 - disused
  • Centennial State7
  • Colorful Colorado7 (previously used on license plates)
  • Columbine State8
  • Highest State6
  • Lead State6 - disused
  • Mother of Rivers9
  • Rocky Mountain Empire10
  • Rocky Mountain State11 - disused
  • Silver State6 - disused
 Connecticut
 Delaware
 District of Columbia
  • A Capital City (previously used on license plates)
  • The Federal City
  • The District
 Florida
 Georgia
  • Peach State14 (previously used on license plates)
  • 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. 14 See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name
  • Empire State of the South - Refers to economic leadership14
  • 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.14
  • Goober State - Refers to peanuts, the official state crop14
 Hawaii
  • Aloha State (currently used on license plates)
  • Pineapple State
  • Rainbow State 15
 Idaho
 Illinois18
 Indiana
 Iowa
  • Tall Corn State
  • Hawkeye State20
  • Land of the Rolling Prairie
  • Cyclone State
 Kansas
 Kentucky
 Louisiana
  • Bayou State (previously used on license plates)
  • Child of the Mississippi
  • Creole State
  • Pelican State
  • Sportsman's Paradise (currently used on license plates)
  • Sugar State
 Maine
 Maryland
  • Cockade State
  • Free State21
  • Monumental State
  • Old Line State
  • Terrapin State
  • Crab State
 Massachusetts
 Michigan
  • The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates)
  • Mitten State
  • Winter Water Wonderland (previously used on license plates)
  • Wolverine State13
  • The Birthplace of Automotives
 Minnesota
  • Gopher State
  • Land of 10,000 Lakes (currently used on license plates)
  • Land of Lakes
  • Land of Sky-Blue Waters
  • North Star State
 Mississippi
 Missouri
 Montana
 Nebraska
  • Beef State (previously used on license plates)
  • Cornhusker State(previously used on license plates)
  • Tree Planter's State
 Nevada
 New Hampshire
 New Jersey
 New Mexico
  • Cactus State23
  • The Colorful State
  • The Land of Enchantment23 (currently used on license plates)
  • Land of Sunshine (predates "The Land of Enchantment"; this earlier nickname highlighted the large percentage of sunshine received statewide)23
  • New Andalusia23
  • The Outer Space State
  • The Spanish Statecitation needed
 New York
 North Carolina
 North Dakota
 Ohio
 Oklahoma
 Oregon
 Pennsylvania
 Rhode Island
  • Little Rhody13
  • Ocean State (currently used on license plates)
  • Plantation State
 South Carolina
 South Dakota
 Tennessee
 Texas
 Utah
 Vermont
 Virginia
  • Mother of Presidents
  • The Old Dominion13
 Washington
 West Virginia
 Wisconsin
 Wyoming
  • Cowboy State
  • Equality State
  • Park State

See also

References

General
Notes
  1. ^ "Emblems Index", State of Alabama, http://www.archives.alabama.gov/kids_emblems/, retrieved on 26 January 2008 
  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. ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (First of Four Parts)", Voice of America (VOA Special English program), 2008-01-06, http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2007-12-31-voa3.cfm, retrieved on 4 January 2009 
  5. ^ "State Symbols", California State Library (State of California), http://www.library.ca.gov/history/symbols.html#Heading13, retrieved on 26 January 2008 
  6. ^ a b c d "Colorado" (HTML). NetState.com. NState, LLC.. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Colorado State Flower" (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  9. ^ "Colorado Water History" (asp). Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  10. ^ "Denver" (HTML). wikipedia.org. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  11. ^ "Colorado" (HTML). USAtourist.com. USATourist. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  12. ^ a b c d STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual; retrieved on January 4, 2007
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
  14. ^ a b c d e "Quick Facts: State Symbols" (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
  15. ^ http://www.guidebookamerica.com/news/hawaii_rainbow/index.htm
  16. ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Second of Four Parts)", Voice of America (VOA Special English program), 2008-01-12, http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2008-01-13-voa3.cfm, retrieved on 4 January 2009 
  17. ^ "SuperPages: Idaho History" (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  18. ^ "Illinois" (HTML). Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  19. ^ The official sobriquet of the State of Indiana has given rise to the humorous constructions Hoosierana (the land of Hoosiers; see uses in Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame and by sports journalist Frank DeFord) and Hoosierstan (the place of Hoosiers).
  20. ^ "Iowa Department of Economic Development Travel Iowa web site - State Symbols". Iowa Department of Economic Development. Retrieved on August 7, 2007.
  21. ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Third of Four Parts)", Voice of America (VOA Special English program), 2008-01-19, http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2008-01-16-voa2.cfm, retrieved on 4 January 2009 
  22. ^ a b c "State of New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development" (HTML). State Facts. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
  23. ^ a b c d New Mexico Symbols, State Names, SHG Resources website, accessed July 7, 2008
  24. ^ "Cackalacky", North Carolina Miscellany, http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2005/09/09/cackalacky/, retrieved on 6 June 2008 
  25. ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina", State of North Carolina, http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM#nickname, retrieved on 26 January 2008 
  26. ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina", State of North Carolina, http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM#nickname, retrieved on 26 January 2008 
  27. ^ "Why We are Called Tar Heels", UNC Libraries, http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/tarheel.html, retrieved on 26 January 2008 
  28. ^ Jenkins, Jim, "A motto: no contest if you please", The News and Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/jenkins/2007/story/574749.html, retrieved on 27 December 2008 
  29. ^ "It's official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation". The Cincinnati Enquirer (2003-06-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  30. ^ "Nicknames: America's 50 States (Fourth of Four Parts)", Voice of America (VOA Special English program), 2008-01-26, http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2008-01-16-voa3.cfm, retrieved on 4 January 2009 
  31. ^ "Oregon's license plate from 1960 to circa 1966". Plate Shack. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
  32. ^ "Iodine". South Carolina Encyclopedia (2007-04-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  33. ^ a b c d e South Dakota Symbols, State Names, SHG Resources website, accessed July 7, 2008
  34. ^ a b c d e Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book
  35. ^ a b "Texas:Facts, Map, and State Symbols", EnchantedLearing.com, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/texas/, retrieved on 9 March 2008 
  36. ^ "NetState: Utah" (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  37. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.

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