indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Political Subdivision
Usage English (American)
Meaning & History
Name of a state in the United States, originally as the name of a breakaway Confederate region of southern New Mexico, organized roughly along modern lines as a U.S. territory in 1863. From Spanish Arizonac, probably from a local name among the O'odham (Piman) people meaning "having a little spring". Alternative theory is that it derives from Basque arizonak "good oaks".