Etymology

Alabama

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Today it means: An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama. Full definition →

First used 1708French Alibamou ← Spanish Alibamo ← Alabama Albaamo
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The story

  1. Alabama · derived fromAlbaamo
  2. Spanish · derived fromAlibamo
  3. French · borrowed fromAlibamou
  4. English todayAlabama

Probably from French Alibamou or Alibamon, from Spanish Alibamo, from Alabama Albaamo, the name for a member of a people native to the area.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1708 An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.

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