The Origins of State Names 1 This entry was posted in Cool History on June 7, 2007 by Ryan Link Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Reply ↓ Stacy B June 8, 2007 at 10:56 am “Colorado” does NOT mean “red” in Spanish! Red is “rojo” or “roja”. Colorado means “colored”. I’m also pretty sure “Utah” was at least partially inspired by the Ute Indians.
“Colorado” does NOT mean “red” in Spanish! Red is “rojo” or “roja”. Colorado means “colored”. I’m also pretty sure “Utah” was at least partially inspired by the Ute Indians.