West Virginia is so much more, and so distinct from “the western part of Virginia” that I really feel it needs a better name.
I don’t know what it would be though.
WV is the only state entirely within Appalachia, but that very name means “by the sea, or water” so it kinda doesn’t fit.
I guess I like the word Otali from Cherokee for “mountain”. The Cherokee did live in what is now West Virginia.
I would rename West Virginia to just Virginia. I would also declare that they are the official owners of the state history and are the 10th state admitted to the Union.
The current state would be renamed Southeastern Virginia and their statehood date would be Jan. 26, 1870.
North Dakota and South Dakota are now known as “The Dakotas”. And when they are spoken of, when someone mentions “The Dakotas”, heads are lowered and things get eerily quiet.
All states will be renamed with directions from the center of the continental US. So Texas would be South South Kansas and North Dakota would be North North North Kansas. I still need to figure out Alaska and Hawaii. I’m thinking Cold Kansas and Hot Kansas but I’m willing to workshop them.
One of the Dakotas, Carolinas and the Virginias have got to go. Why do we need multiple states with the same name? Like, they couldn’t think of something more original?
Also Washington State vs DC. It’s slightly annoying always having to clarify which one I’m referring to. Although here in the West Coast we normally assume it’s the State whereas back East it’s associated with the Capital.
I think it’s dumb that we have a state called Washington and then also Washington DC. I have no connection to either Washington, but when talking about them it would be more clear if we just had one Washington. So I propose renaming Washington state to xSparkShark land. I think it’s a great name
Drop the lying “Island” from Rhode Island’s name. You’re not an island! The actual island of Rhode Island makes up ~2% of the State of Rhode Island. From now on, you’re just Rhode. (Or Little Rhody, if that’s your preference.)
Rename New York, so that everyone can stop calling it New York (State) all the time, in order to differentiate it from the better-known New York City. The state can go back to being called New Netherlands.
In a similar vein, rename Washington State, so that it stops being confused with Washington, DC. I like the idea of naming it after Lincoln instead.
Force all of the states with a cardinal direction in their names (North and South Dakota, North and South Carolina, and West Virginia) to pick something unique. The Carolinas and Dakotas will just have to fight it out over which of them gets to be Carolina/Dakota and which has to pick something unique!
Iowa would become Yeowaria. Just to fuck with its residents.
Seriously though, it’s beyond stupid (and baffling to foreign visitors) that we have a state named Washington, but our capital resides in its own little oddly categorized bubble of separateness named Washington (dc). It’s not exactly a state, but I’d change Washington DC to pretty much anything else. Capitalia?
knew a guy back in California, he went by the name Texas and wasnt the brightest but he was pretty nasty, me and my friends took up the joke of only calling him blue states to piss him off. for that reason im renaming Texas, Newer York.
Rhode Island to Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations. As it should be. They recently (2020) voted to officially drop the Providence Plantations.
I’d love to change Washington’s name to Wimahl, which is the Chinook name for the Columbia River. Whenever we travel, we have to explain that we come from Washington the state, not the capital of the country. And I don’t find President Washington inspiring enough to name our state after him. Whereas the mighty river that course through our state shaped human settlement in this region since humans first arrived.
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South Carolina is renamed to “Worse Carolina”
Ohio and Indiana are now both renamed Worse Michigan 1 and Worse Michigan 2
Maine to become Supportinge or even Backgrounde
Arkansas will remain the same spelling, but will be pronounced Are Can Sass.
Texas, I’d rename it to Harkansas. Just to screw with people.
Texas to South Oklahoma
Florida to Leonida (after Ponce de Leon)
West Virginia to Methylvania.
Montana and Minnesota are now West Dakota and East Dakota, respectively.
Alaska can be renamed Alaska 1 and Alaska 2. Then Texas can be demoted to the 3rd biggest state.
Washington to New Canada.
I’d rename any state with a cardinal direction. West Virginia for instance gets a new name.
West Virginia is so much more, and so distinct from “the western part of Virginia” that I really feel it needs a better name.
I don’t know what it would be though.
WV is the only state entirely within Appalachia, but that very name means “by the sea, or water” so it kinda doesn’t fit.
I guess I like the word Otali from Cherokee for “mountain”. The Cherokee did live in what is now West Virginia.
I would rename my home state of Maine to “Fuck Off Massachusetts”
Idaho is already perfectly named.
I would rename West Virginia to just Virginia. I would also declare that they are the official owners of the state history and are the 10th state admitted to the Union.
The current state would be renamed Southeastern Virginia and their statehood date would be Jan. 26, 1870.
Virginia -> East Virginia
Not only would I rename a few, I’d also merge some states.
I would merge north and south dakota to Dakota.
Idaho and Montana together become Montanaho.
Mississippi and Alabama merge to Missibama.
Pennsylvania is now officially “Pennsyltucky”.
Rename California to “California 🤝 South Oregon”
Most people forget that California extends north beyond the Sonoma Valley and Sacramento
Arkansas, I would change nothing but the pronunciation
You know what it is now.
New York is hereby renamed “Old Jersey”. Let the heavily accented whining commence.
I’d change Rhode Island to Massatwosetts
A Texan’s Map of the United States…
Pennsylvania to Peensylvania
I would rename the Washington DC to Washington Marvel
Upper Michigan to Why?
North Dakota and South Dakota are now known as “The Dakotas”. And when they are spoken of, when someone mentions “The Dakotas”, heads are lowered and things get eerily quiet.
West Virginia is now the state of Confusion
Minnesota is now MiniCanada
New York to Dems Rule and OBEY
Texas –> Mexico
New Mexico to New America, just to keep consistency with the latest renaming of geographical areas.
South Dakota is now inferior Dakota
Florida is now Flooruhduh. Ohio is OhNo. Mississippi: Missmewiththatshit.
I would rename Oregon to Embarrassment.
All states will be renamed with directions from the center of the continental US. So Texas would be South South Kansas and North Dakota would be North North North Kansas. I still need to figure out Alaska and Hawaii. I’m thinking Cold Kansas and Hot Kansas but I’m willing to workshop them.
I’d rename Massachusetts to Massachusett. Since there’s only one of them after all
Missouri > Misery
Arkansas > Arkensaw
All I know is the UP belongs to Wisconsin
Iowa changed to Idaho.
Ohio changed to Iowa.
Idaho changed to Ohio.
Washington to Cascadia. No offense to George, but I don’t love it that there’s a state named after a single person.
Texas could Gilead.
One of the Dakotas, Carolinas and the Virginias have got to go. Why do we need multiple states with the same name? Like, they couldn’t think of something more original?
Also Washington State vs DC. It’s slightly annoying always having to clarify which one I’m referring to. Although here in the West Coast we normally assume it’s the State whereas back East it’s associated with the Capital.
Montana to Montucky. I have lived here my whole life and I can sum the shit that goes on here with just that.
I think it’s dumb that we have a state called Washington and then also Washington DC. I have no connection to either Washington, but when talking about them it would be more clear if we just had one Washington. So I propose renaming Washington state to xSparkShark land. I think it’s a great name
New Jersey changes it’s name to a symbol
Maine —> Lobsterland
All New England states are no longer allowed to use the letter R in their name. Rhode Island is only safe because it starts with an R. But that’s it!!
Oregon is now Wester Virginia
Hawaii is Westest Virginia
South Jersey should just be part of Pennsylvania
New York back to New Amsterdam. Just objectively cooler imo.
Texas to Nuevo Leon del Norte.
Indiana hasn’t had Native Americans in over two decades. Let’s name it Methlandia after the unofficial favorite pastime among the peasantry.
Coolifornia
I don’t know if I would name Florida to The State of Idiocy, Georgia to The State of Discrimination, or Texas to The State of Hate.
They’ve shoved it down our throats for so long, let them live with it.
New Hampshire is now Original Hampshire Flavor
Wouldn’t change the name, but Oklahomans would henceforth be known as Oklahomos.
Illinois would get rid of its useless S and become Illinoi.
South Dakota is now Less-North Dekota
Delaware -> “that other state”
Because really, why does it even exist?
I’d correct the coin flip and rename Rhode Island to “Cacapoopoopeepeeshire”
LA, Chicago, and NYC would be made their own states and renamed to West, Central, and East Shitholes
Wyoming and Colorado become North Rectangle and South Rectangle
Missouri should be changed to match how they say it. Missoura.
Let’s call Florida Canada and see if that satisfies FOTUS.
Rhode Island to Rhodes or New Rhodes, since it is not an island.
floridildo
i mean, look at it… it’s a fucking plastic dick.
Currently the US is a State of Insanity as a whole
I don’t think we need a Gulf of America rename for the rest of the world to see that tho
I’d change Georgia to Georgia sponsored by Chick-Fil-A
(pause)
and by Coca Cola
West Virginia > East Kentucky
I’d rename New York to “The Red Sox”
Texas= North Mexico
I’d rename the Midwest to North Central like it should be
South Dakota should be named North Nebraska
Washington to Cascadia
New Jork
New Hampshire is now the ‘Shire
Texes would be renamed to “North Mexico”.
North Dakota -> Not Even the Best Dakota
West Virginia -> Fhudd
West Virginia to Best Virginia just to make the better state mad.
Kansas —> Kans Ass To Mouth
Missippi is to hard to spell. I would change it to Bob.
I would rename Ohio to Bonathan, so we know what that lady in the meme was talking about.
I would rename most of the southern states – especially Texas – to offensive names that I am not allowed to post on Reddit.
Residents of the state formerly known as Texas would be referred to as a bundle of sticks.
I would re-rename Rhode Island back to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations because it sounds cooler
Wear Virginia to Virginia JR
Split New Jersey and name the parts North Delaware and South New York.
New Mexico – not for any political reasons –
Just sick of having to explain that NO I DO NOT LIVE IN MEXICO.
I have a few:
I’d rename New Mexico to “First Mexico,” because New Mexico was named New Mexico before Mexico was named Mexico.
Iowa would become Yeowaria. Just to fuck with its residents.
Seriously though, it’s beyond stupid (and baffling to foreign visitors) that we have a state named Washington, but our capital resides in its own little oddly categorized bubble of separateness named Washington (dc). It’s not exactly a state, but I’d change Washington DC to pretty much anything else. Capitalia?
Illinois to illanoy. So people pronounce it right.
I’d rename Utah back to Deseret, much cooler imo
knew a guy back in California, he went by the name Texas and wasnt the brightest but he was pretty nasty, me and my friends took up the joke of only calling him blue states to piss him off. for that reason im renaming Texas, Newer York.
Virginia is now “East West Virginia”
Texas would be New Iran.
Washington State would become Cascadia.
Columbia is already taken by the Canadians….
Why? So that when some idiot is doing spam calls about jobs in the Washington DC & Northern VA area, I won’t be on their list thousands of miles away…
Would rename Michigan to SUCK
Michigan=Lakeland
It’s just better marketing.
California. Insert Suppository Here.
Idaho ➡️ Idiocracyland
Minnesota, which contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River, should by all rights be the one named after the river.
There are valid reasons it isn’t. But it nevertheless should be.
I’d change Michigan to Mackinac. Partially because the strait connects the two peninsulas. Partially to confuse people.
Washington to Franklin.
Still named after a Founding Father, but now there’s no confusion with Washington, D.C.
I’d swap one of the Dakotas for one of the Carolinas.
Florida to Dongiana.
Texas to North Mexico
Rhode Island to Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations. As it should be. They recently (2020) voted to officially drop the Providence Plantations.
West Virginia to Franklin
I’d love to change Washington’s name to Wimahl, which is the Chinook name for the Columbia River. Whenever we travel, we have to explain that we come from Washington the state, not the capital of the country. And I don’t find President Washington inspiring enough to name our state after him. Whereas the mighty river that course through our state shaped human settlement in this region since humans first arrived.
Put the hyphens back into Connect-i-cut