Where does the word Mississippi come from?
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!
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!