Mid-18th century French explorers added the latin suffix to the word "Indian," which itself had been in use since the mid-16th century, as a result of the mistaken notion that America was the eastern...
Dating back to the 1760s, the word means Indian land or land of the Indians.It was applied by Congress to that region when the Indiana Territory was incorporated in 1800. This effectively separated...
"Indiana" means "Indian Lands." The use of that word to describe the territory now called Indiana dates back to at least 1768 and the "Indiana Land Company."
The name was used in 1800 when creating...
Indiana was the name given to the Indiana Territory by the United States Congress when Indiana was created from the Northwest Territory in 1800. It means "Land of Indians."