Illinois Name meanings & History

The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "speaks normally" (cf. Miami ilenweewa, Old Ottawa ilinoüek, Proto-Algonquian elen-, "ordinary" and -we·, "to speak"), referring to the Illiniwek (Illinois) people. This word was altered by the French to Illinois for the name of the U.S. state.

Zodiac Sign of Illinois: I love you Taurus

Synonyms of Illinois:

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

L: Lazy,Lover,Liaison,Luscious,Legal,Languid,Lovely

N: Nagging,Nutrition,Neat,Neurosis,Nervous,Nice,Nitpicking

O: Obsolete,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Organized

S: Security,Sensuality,Solidity,Social Standing,Success,Sex,Status

Illinois is:

• a Mature name
• a Nerdy name
• a Serious name
• a Simple name