The Mid-Atlantic section of the United States consists of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and our nation’s capital, Washington, DC.
Pennsylvania capital is Philadelphia.
The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England’s Charles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning “woodlands” was added to Penn to create “Penn’s woods.”
Maryland’s is Annapolis.
The charter that Lord Baltimore received from King Charles I of England specified a name for the new colony. It was to be called Maryland to honor King Charle’s wife Queen Henrietta Maria (Queen Mary).

New Jersey’s is Trenton.
Sir John Berkley and Sir George Carteret received a royal charter for a colony in the new land and named this colony for the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Carteret had been born on Jersey and had spent several years as Lieutenant Governor of the island.
Delaware’s is Dover.
One name goes a long way in this small state. The Indians and the state were both named after the Delaware River. And where did the river get its name? The Delaware River was named after Sir Thomas West (Lord de la Warr), the Virginia Company’s first governor.