How did Idaho get its names?

Question

How did Idaho get its names?

Answer 1

Interesting story!  In the early 1860s, a lobbyist named George M. Willing suggested the name Idaho. He said it was a Shoshone word meaning 'The Sun Comes Up Over the Mountain', or something like that.  After they gave the new territory that name, Willing admitted he'd just made the name up.  Today this is called the 'idahoax'.  8^)

Answer 2

The NAME comes from the Shoshone indian language. There is no other explanation in the dictionary.

Answer 3

what does this have to do with dinning out?

Answer 4

Q: Is Mississippi wearing her New Jersey to the party tonight?

A: Idaho, Alaska.