The name Mississippi comes from the French “Messipi” – the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, “Misi-ziibi,” meaning “Great River.”
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The name Mississippi comes from the French “Messipi” – the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, “Misi-ziibi,” meaning “Great River.”
Now you know!