Arizona

Meaning

Proper Noun

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Origin

  • Uncertain. Two very different origins have been proposed:
  • From Basque ("good oak"), from aritz + ona.
  • From O'odham ("small spring"), from alĭ + ṣonak.
  • The claim that it comes from Spanish árida ("dry") + zona is folk etymology.

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