Tennessee is a Cherokee word

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Tennessee is a Cherokee word, meaning "A Curved Spoon," or "A Bend in the River." It was derived from Tanasse, the chief village of the Cherokee tribe, which stood on the shore of the river. The name was applied upon motion of Andrew Jackson, although it had previously been given to the country by popular usage. The pet name of Tennessee is The Volunteer State, on account of the military spirit of the people. The corn and pork product of Tennessee reached such great proportions between 1800 and 1840, that the land received the designation (now obsolete) of The Hog and Hominy State. Tennessee has been called The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen, having given the Republic three Presidents, Jackson, Polk, and Johnson, besides Thomas H. Benton, Hugh L. White, John Bell, Felix Grundy, David Crockett, Admiral Farragut, Houston of Texas, Gwin of California, Watterson of Kentucky, Sevier and Garland of Arkansas, Claiborne of Louisiana, Regan of Texas, and Morgan of Alabama.