Uhm.  I will fight you if you try to rename Alabama. Sorry. And I'll be staying an Iowan. :D Glad to see some people on the same page as me, I agree with you guys. I will be remaining a Michiganian, I don't really give a crap if the name was originally derived from an old indian word a half milennia ago, it is what it is now and I wouldn't want it to change, and if any deranged tyrant ever comes to power and tries changing the name of my state, I would be more than a little pissed off and I know I'm not the only one.    I'm still calling a banjo a banjo and still calling gumbo GUMBO too, even though I know the words have Bantu origins, call me a terrible, poor, pitiful, sorry ass excuse for a White Separatist if you will...but I happen to be quite fond of those names despite their origins. I've always thought Gumbo was a funny sounding word:D Now if you will excuse me...I think I am going to cook me a pot of GUMBO and then play my BANJO and maybe smoke some TOBACCO here in MICHIGAN:p:eek:    PS- What do you name changers think about HUNGARY? Should it be changed? It got it's name from the HUNS, but I bet if you were to tell some Hungarians/Magyars that it is a terrible and ridiculous, non-White originated name and should be changed ASAP most Hungarians would be offended and want to punch you in the face.