Question: Which British monarch is North Carolina named after?
Answer: North Carolina is named after King Charles II. “Carolina” is the Latin word for “Charles.”
Bonus info: In 1663, King Charles II granted a large swath of land to eight noblemen who helped him regain the throne from Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth government, which ruled England after the execution of Charles II’s father, Charles I (an event known as the Restoration). Part of the land Charles II granted the noblemen would become the state of North Carolina.
