Utah

Origin of Name: The White Mountain Apache referred to the Navajo as Yuttahih or “one that is higher up.” Europeans thought the term referred to the Utes who dwelled farther up the mountains than the Navajo. Thus, Utah means “Land of the Utes.”
Adjectives: Utahn
Residents Called: Utahns
Postal Code: UTNicknames: Beehive State, Mormon State, Salt Lake State, Land of the Saints