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Most people say Maine's name evolved in this way: Because of Maine's many islands, early sailors, fishermen, and explorers may have spoken of "the main" or the "main land." This became "Maine."

Another theory holds that it comes from a province in France of the same name. It may have been chosen to compliment the queen of Charles I, Henrietta Maria, who had inherited the province in France.

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Maine is a provence in France. The area that is now Maine was once part of New France a french colony and was named after the province in France.

Officialy it is named after an ancient province in France.

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Many historians have ststed that the origin of the name of the State of Maine is unknown. However the State Legislature has stated for the record that it is named for the ancient French Province of the same name.

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There is no explination of how Maine got its name.The king just made it that way.

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It was named after an ancient French Province.

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i dont know could you tell me??

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