Is Massachussetts (the state) an English name?

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I know a lot of places in America are named after Englsih towns and cities like Birmingham, York (New York), Boston, Washington, (a place in Newcastle), etc, but I was wondering whether Massachussetts is an english name because it does not sound much like it.

I know Washington is named after Goerge Washington, but its also an old English town up North.

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As far as I'm aware there is no such village/town/city in the UK called Massachusetts.

So I don't "think" it is no.

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Well, I think the Massachusetts is taken from the Native American words, and it is meaning â€œat or about the great hillâ€...

Yep, it has nothing to do with the English here...

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mass(large) adchu(hill). It's named after a Native American tribe, the "Massachuset".

Just for the sake of information, here's more from wiki!

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (IPA: /ËŒmÃ¦sÉ™ËˆtÊƒuËsÉ¨ts/) is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north. Most of its population of 6.4 million live in the Boston metropolitan area. The eastern half of this relatively small state is mostly urban and suburban. Massachusetts is the most populous of the six New England states and ranks third in overall population density and fourth by GDP per capita.

Massachusetts has been significant throughout American history. Plymouth was the second permanent English settlement in North America. Colonists from England founded many towns and villages in the present-day territory of Massachusetts very early in the nation's history in the 1620s and 1630s. The Boston area became known as the "Cradle of Liberty" for the ferment there which led to the American Revolution and the independence of the United States from Great Britain. Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to abolish slavery and was a center of the temperance movement and abolitionist activity in the years leading to the American Civil War. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage. The state has contributed many prominent politicians to national service, including the Adams family and, more recently, the Kennedy family.

Originally dependent on agriculture and trade with Europe, Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. Migration of factories to the lower-wage Southern states caused economic stagnation during the first half of the 20th century. The economy of Massachusetts was revived after World War II, and today is prominent in higher education, health care, and high technology.
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