What is the origin of the name of your Province or State?

I live in Ontario which name was acquired from the Iroquois word kanadario which means Sparkling Water

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The state is named for the Missouri River, which was named after the indigenous Missouria, a Siouan-language tribe. French colonists adapted a form of the Illinois language-name for the people: Wimihsoorita. Their name means "One who has dugout canoes."