Most of the American states have the same name in French (although the pronunciation often differs). But some states have special forms in French.
States which are spelled differently from the English
are in bold.
States which are feminine are italicized.
States of the Union
| AL | l'Alabama (m) | MI | le Michigan |
| AK | l'Alaska (m) | MN | le Minnesota |
| AZ | l'Arizona (m) | MS | le Mississippi |
| AR | l'Arkansas (m) | MO | le Missouri |
| CA | la Californie | MT | le Montana |
| NC | la Caroline du Nord | NE | le Nebraska |
| SC | la Caroline du Sud | NV | le Nevada |
| CO | le Colorado | NH | le New Hampshire |
| CT | le Connecticut | NJ | le New Jersey |
| ND | le Dakota du Nord | NY | le New York |
| SD | le Dakota du Sud | NM | le Nouveau-Mexique |
| DE | le Delaware | OH | l'Ohio (m) |
| FL | la Floride | OK | l'Oklahoma (m) |
| GA | la Georgie | OR | l'Oregon (m) |
| HI | Hawaii (m) | PA | la Pennsylvanie |
| ID | l'Idaho (m) | RI | le Rhode Island |
| IL | l'Illinois (m) | TN | le Tennessee |
| IN | l'Indiana (m) | TX | le Texas |
| IA | l'Iowa (m) | UT | le Utah |
| KS | le Kansas | VT | le Vermont |
| KY | le Kentucky | VA | la Virginie |
| LA | la Louisiane | WV | la Virginie-Occidentale |
| ME | le Maine | WA | le Washington |
| MD | le Maryland | WI | le Wisconsin |
| MA | le Massachussetts | WY | le Wyoming |
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