was it possibly an indian name?
2007-06-10 04:49:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Exactly what "magic" said
The name "Connecticut" originates from the Mohican word for the Connecticut River, quinnitukqut, meaning "long tidal river." The first European explorer in Connecticut was the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block. After he explored this region in 1614, Dutch fur traders sailed up the Connecticut River (Named Versche Rivier by the Dutch) and built a fort near present-day Hartford, which they called "House of Hope" (Dutch: Huys de Hoop).
2007-06-10 04:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connecticut: from an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning "beside the long tidal river.
Yep!
2007-06-10 04:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
thanks for the replies, greatly appreciated!
2016-08-24 05:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋