Examples of swap in a sentence. 1  He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar. 2  I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better. 3  I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
The tribal name Ayuxwa was spelled by the French as Ayoua and by the English as Ioway. Ayuxwa means one who puts to sleep. Probably from an Indian word meaning this is the place or the Beautiful Land Iowa Nicknames Hawkeye State. The nickname, Hawkeye State, was adopted early in the state's history. First suggested by James G. Edwars as a tribute to Indian leader Chief Black Hawk. Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name. Tall Corn State A more popular and recent (but also only semi-official) nickname is the Corn State, which has appeared on the state license plates.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The state nickname of Iowa is the Hawkeye State. It got this name from a newspaper that was called The Hawk-Eye which was named as a tribute to Chief Black Hawk.hare to: The term Hawkeye originally appeared in the book, The Last of the Mohicans, and was later used in its plural form to describe the people of Iowa.