Wyoming

Meaning

Proper Noun

• state USA (country).
• suburb of the urban area, Central Coast New South Wales (state) Australia (country).
• former village Lambton County (county) Ontario (province) Canada (country), now part of the town of Plympton-Wyoming.
• town Kent County (county) Delaware (state) ; suburb city, Dover.
• city Stark County (county) Illinois (state) ; suburb city, Peoria.
• small city Jones County (county) Iowa (state) ; suburb city, Cedar Rapids.
• ghost town Bath County (county) Kentucky (state).
• neighborhood in the city of city, Melrose Middlesex County (county) Massachusetts (state).
• sizable city Kent County (county) Michigan (state) ; suburb city, Grand Rapids.
• city Chisago County (county) Minnesota (state).
• (unincorporated) community Otoe County (county) Nebraska (state).
• village Wyoming County (county) New York (state).
• city Hamilton County (county) Ohio (state).
• borough Luzerne County (county) Pennsylvania (state).
• village/and/CDP Washington County (county) Rhode Island (state).
• (unincorporated) community Wyoming County (county) West Virginia (state).
• small town Iowa County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• small town Waupaca County (county) Wisconsin (state).

Origin

• The state is named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, which derives its name from Munsee xwé:wamənk.
• The village of Wyoming, Plympton Township, Ontario, Canada may have a different origin: "...to the Chippewas, the 'oat planters' were known as moonooming. The white settlers took this to sound like 'Wyoming.'"