The One Minute Geographer: About Connecticut

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People of the Nickname State

Connecticut has a lot of nicknames. Its name came from a Native American word ‘quinetucket,’ meaning “beside the long tidal river.” Connecticut’s official nickname is “The Constitution State” because its colonial constitution, “The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut,” adopted in 1639, became a model for the U.S. Constitution.