Wherever you travel, you will find interesting names of things, and those names often represent a location, impactful people in the area, or events that took place.
Minnesota is no exception, the state’s name is inspired by its rich Native American history. ‘Minnesota’ comes from the Dakota phrase “Mni Sota Makoce”, which means “land where the waters reflect the clouds”.
Minnesota has also inspired the names of things outside of the state. For example, ships have been named after the state: The USS Minnesota (BB 22), a battleship commissioned in 1907 that was part of the Great White Fleet, and the USS Minnesota (SSN 783), a Virginia-class submarine commissioned in 2012…