The meaning of the state name, date of statehood, motto, familiar name, and prophetic declaration from Dutch Sheets & Chuck Pierce’s book “Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation”.
STATE |
NAME MEANING |
STATEHOOD |
MOTTO |
FAMILIAR NAME |
PROPHETIC DECLARATION |
ALABAMA |
Name of an Indian tribe | 12/14/1891 (22 nd state) |
We Dare Defend Our Rights | The Heart of Dixie | The Reformer and Justice State |
ALASKA |
Aleut: “great land” | 1/3/1959 (49th state) | North to the Future | The Land of the Midnight Sun | The Alpha and Omega State |
ARIZONA |
Papago: “little spring” | 2/14/1912 (48th state) | God Enriches | The Grand Canyon State | The Greenhouse State |
ARKANSAS |
Sioux: “south-wind people” | 6/15/1836 (25th state) | Let the People Rule | The Land of Opportunity | The state of exposing and dislodging the serpent |
CALIFORNIA |
Name of island paradise in 16th century novel |
9/9/1850 (31st state) | I Have Found It | The Golden State | The Crossing Over State |
COLORADO |
Spanish: “red” | 8/1/1876 (38th state) | Nothing without providence | The Centennial State | The State of breaking the drought |
CONNECTICUT |
Mohican: “long river place” | 1/9/1788 (5th state) | He who transplanted still sustains | The Constitute State | The State of Favor |
DELAWARE |
Named after Lord De la Warr | 12/7/1787 (1st state) | Liberty and Independence | The First State | Releasing the First fruit of a Nation |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
Named after Columbus | Justice for all | The Ruler or Seat of Authority | ||
FLORIDA |
Spanish: “flowery” | 3/3/1845 (27th state) | In God We Trust | The Sunshine State | First for Revival; the Forerunner State |
GEORGIA |
Named after George II | 1/2/1788 (4th state) | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation | The Peach State | A Governmental Gate |
HAWAII |
Homeland | 8/21/1959 (50th state) | The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness |
The Aloha State | The Pentecost Harvest State |
IDAHO |
Shoshone: “sun coming down mountain” |
7/3/1890 (43rd state) | May it Last Forever | The Gem State | The Treasure State (Isaiah 45) |
ILLINOIS |
Algonquian: “man” | 12/3/1818 (21st state) | State Sovereignty, National Union | The Prairie State | The Apostolic State |
INDIANA |
Land of the Indians | 12/11/1816 (19th state) | The Crossroads of America | The Hoosier State | The First-Strike State |
IOWA |
Sioux: “beautiful land” | 12/28/1846 (29th state) | Our Liberties We Price & Our Rights We Will Maintain |
The Hawkeye State | The Corn State-Supply and Release |
KANSAS |
Sioux: “south-wind people” | 1/29/1861 (34th state) | To the Stars Through Adversity | The Sunflower State | The Revival State |
KENTUCKY |
Wyandot: “meadowland” | 6/1/1792 (15th state) | United We Stand, Divided we Fall | The Bluegrass State | The Trumpet has Sounded-It’s Time to Run with Horses |
LOUISIANA |
Named after Louis XIV | 4/30/1812 (18th state) | Union, Justice, and Confidence | The Pelican State | The Governmental Mantle State |
MAINE |
Named after French province | 3/15/1820 (23rd state) | I Direct | The Pine Tree State | The East Gate for the King |
MARYLAND |
Named after Queen Henrietta Maria of England |
4/28/1788 (7th state) | Manly Deeds, Womanly Words | The Old Line State | I will Awaken the Seed |
MASSACHUSETTS |
Indian: “large hill place” | 2/6/1788 (6th state) | By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace Only Under Liberty |
The Bay State | The Mother of Our Nation |
MICHIGAN |
Chippewa: “great lake” | 1/26/1837 (26th state) | If you are looking for a Beautiful Peninsula, Look Around you |
The Wolverine State | A State with a Restored Voice |
MINNESOTA |
Sioux: “sky-colored water” | 5/11/1858 (32nd state) | The Star of the North | The North Star State | The Threshing Floor State |
MISSISSIPPI |
Choctaw: “father of waters” | 12/10/1817 (20th state) | By Valor and Arms | The Magnolia State | The State in the Valley of Decision |
MISSOURI |
Algonquian: “canoe haver” | 8/10/1821 (24th state) | The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law |
The Show-Me State | The “Show Me Your Glory” State |
MONTANA |
Latin: “mountainous” | 11/8/1889 (41st state) | Gold and Silver | The Treasure State | The Pure Atmosphere State |
NEBRASKA |
Omaha: “flat river” | 3/1/1867 (37th state) | Equality Before the Law | The Cornhusker State | The Unique State |
NEVADA |
Spanish: “snow-clad” | 10/31/1864 (36th state) | All for Our Country | The Silver State | The Transformation State |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Named after Hampshire County, England |
6/21/1788 (9th state) | Live Free or Die | The Granite State | The State of Freedom |
NEW JERSEY |
Named after island of Jersey | 12/18/1787 (3rd state) | Liberty and Prosperity | The Garden State | The Watchman State |
NEW MEXICO |
Spaniards’ name for “area” | 1/6/1912 (47thstate) | It Grows as It Goes | The Land of Enchantment | The Supernatural State |
NEW YORK |
Named after Duke of York | 7/26/1788 (11th state) | Higher | The Empire State | His Kingdom State |
NORTH CAROLINA |
Named after Charles II | 11/21/1789 (12th state) | To be Rather than to Seem | The Tarheel State | Shifting into a Release of Wealth |
NORTH DAKOTA |
Sioux: “allies” | 11/2/1889 (39th state) | Liberty & Union, Now & Forever; One and Inseparable |
The Sioux State | The Faith and New Wineskin State |
OHIO |
Indian: “great” | 3/1/1803 (17th state) | With God, All things are Possible | The Buckeye State | The State that Swings the Sword |
OKLAHOMA |
Choctaw: “red people” | 11/16/1907 (46th state) | Work Overcomes all Obstacles | The Sooner State | The Open Heaven State |
OREGON |
Algonquian: “beautiful water” | 2/14/1859 (33rd state) | She Flies with Her Own Wings | The Beaver State | The State to Throw Jezebel from the Wall |
PENNSYLVANIA |
Named for William Penn “sylvania”-Latin for woods |
12/12/1787 (2nd state) | Virtue, Liberty, and Independence | The Keystone State | The First Shall Be Last-a Governmental Shift State |
RHODE ISLAND |
“red” island for its red clay | 5/29/1790 (13th state) | Hope | Little Rhody | The Miracle State |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
Named after Charles I & II | 5/23/1788 (8th state) | Prepared in Mind and Deed | The Palmetto State | The State that Reversed the Curse |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
Sioux: “allies” | 11/2/1889 (40th state) | Under God the People Rule | The Coyote State | The Stronghold State |
TENNESSEE |
Name of Cherokee village | 6/1/1796 (16th state) | Agriculture and Commerce | The Volunteer State | A State Receiving God’s Covenant Blessing |
TEXAS |
Indian: “friend” | 12/29/1845 (28th state) | Friendship | The Lone Star State | The Prophetic State |
UTAH |
Navajo: “upper” | 1/4/1896 (45th state) | Industry | The Beehive State | The Worship State |
VERMONT |
French: “green mountain” | 3/4/1791 (14th state) | Freedom and Unity | The Green Mountain State | The Passover State and Sleeping Beauty State |
VIRGINIA |
Named after Elizabeth I, virgin queen of England |
6/25/1788 (10th state) | Thus Always to Tyrants | The Old Dominion | The Covenant Root State |
WASHINGTON |
Named after George Washington | 11/11/1889 (42nd state) | By and By | The Evergreen State | The Whirlwind State |
WEST VIRGINIA |
Named after Elizabeth I, virgin queen of England |
6/20/1863 (35th state) | Mountaineers Are Always Free | The Mountain State | The Breakthrough State |
WISCONSIN |
Chippewa: “gathering of waters” | 5/29/1848 (30th state) | Forward | The Badger State | The River State |
WYOMING |
Delaware: “end of the plains” | 7/10/1890 (44th state) | Equal Rights | The Equality State | The Deliverance State |