MontanayoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Montana 词源字典]
U.S. state, from Latinized form of Spanish montaña "mountain," from Latin mont-, stem of mons (see mountain). Proposed 1864 by U.S. Rep. James H. Ashley of Ohio when it was created as a territory from Nebraska Territory, in reference to the Rocky Mountains, which however traverse only one end of it. Admitted as a state 1889. Related: Montanan.[Montana etymology, Montana origin, 英语词源]
Rockies (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"the Rocky Mountains," 1827; see rocky.