2006-11-19 10:58:24 · 8 answers · asked by Mel 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
William Penn
2006-11-19 10:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by Who cares 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm From There Pennsylvania Is Named After William Pen And Here's Something You Didn't Know. Pennsylvania Means "Penn's Woods"
2006-11-19 19:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by shadow_ranger2004 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King George (i think, or the king at the time) named it after william penn and his father, a general or high rank in military of some sort. because of a great debt.
William Penn did not want to name the large land Pennsylvania because he was a modest quaker. Pennsylvania means Penn's Woods.
2006-11-19 19:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by asian_joy652 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From William Penn. Sylvania means a wooded area, and if there's one thing Pennsylvania has, it's trees!
2006-11-19 19:06:17 · answer #4 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Penn's Woods" after William Penn, who wrote much of Pennsylvania's constitution.
2006-11-19 19:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by Yakka 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In honor of William Penn; stands for Penn's Woodland's or Penn's Woods
2006-11-19 19:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by robert r 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I concur with all Penn + Silva answers.
2006-11-20 17:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
william penn+ silva= woods in Latin
2006-11-19 19:03:35 · answer #8 · answered by Stacye S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋