04.18.08

Nevada - the snowy state?

Posted in Language Fun, Name Origins at 7:26 am by Athol

nevadaseal.jpgOne of the fun parts of naming is discovering new roots and meanings every day. I must have been asleep at the wheel to not know that Nevada is from the Spanish word “snowfall”.

There is snow in the mountains and the north, but enough to name the state after it? Wow. Imagine we name some winter ski parkas (that are good in snowy weather) Nevada. People will surely not get it and assume we lost all our naming marbles in the casino.

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