The name "Mississippi" comes from the Anishinabe people (Ojibwe Indians). They called the river "Messipi" or "Mee-zee-see-bee," which means "Big River" or "Father of Waters." http://www.experiencemississippiriver.com/?gclid=CPPEyumKiZICFQYOIgodRgRh-g
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Mississippi is the name of a river and a state.
Sabine River
Yes. The river name and US state are both Mississippi.
The Missouri runs into the Mississippi. It does not run FROM the Mississippi!
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The Missouri River is the largest tributary of the MS river.
The state of Mississippi is named after the Mississippi River. The name Mississippi was given to it by the Indians.
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it got it from the Mississippi river