亚拉巴马河得名于印第安部落。在早期的欧洲探险者最初到达中亚拉巴马地区时,印第安部落就已定居在那里。州的名字就是由河而来的。亚拉巴马这个名字首先出现在德索托1540年的探险记录中,分别被拼写成Alibamu,Limamu,与 Alibamo 等。英国、法国、西班牙的探险者们还分别以无数不同的拼法记载过这个名字。亚拉巴马这个词可能来源于两个乔克托词。“Alba”在乔克托语中意为草木、药草、植物或杂草。“Amo”意为收集者、采摘者、或修剪者。一个部落采用毗邻的另一部落的某个具有描述意义的名字是很正常的事。而“草木收集 The Alabama River is named after the Indian tribes. When the early European explorers first arrived in Central Alabama, the Indian tribes settled there. The name of the state is from the river. The name Alabama first appeared in DeSoto’s 1540 expedition record, spelled as Alibam, Limamu, and Alibamo. Explorers in the United Kingdom, France and Spain also recorded the name in countless different spellings. The word Alabama may come from two Choctox words. ”Alba“ in Chokto means grass, herbs, plants or weeds. ”Amo“ means collector, picker, or pruner. It is normal for a tribe to use a descriptive name of another tribe that is adjacent to it. And ”grass collection