Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Political Subdivision Usage English (American) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 8/8/2014 by Fanny Edited 12/30/2014 by Fanny Meaning & History Name of a state in the United States, of uncertain origin, possibly from Shoshone term ee-da-how, meaning "gem of the mountains" or "the sun comes from the mountains".