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media type="custom" key="10463048" Delaware : 1610 an explorer, Samuel Argall named the Delaware River and bay for the governor of Virginal it takes its name by the river and bay. Virginia: It got its name from Queen Elizabeth the first. Pennsylvania was named after the Penn Woods. New York: It was named after the duke of New York. Massachusetts: It got its name from a tribe of Indians. South Carolina: It was named after English colonist. North Carolina: It was named after Charles the 1. Maryland: It was named after Queen Henrietta. New Hampshire: country of Hampshire in England. Connecticut: It was named after Quinehenh. Rode Island: It was named after Red Islands. New Jersey: Isle of Jersey. Georgia: King George 2.