Minnesota

The North Start State
location map (Minnesota)
Adapted from Wikipedia Commons

American Sign Language
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: MN
Origin of Name: Named from the Dakota word mnishota which means “cloudy” or “milky water”
Adjectives: Minnesotan
Residents Called: Minnesotans, Gophers
Nicknames: North Star State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Gopher State, Bread and Butter State



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