how did pennsylvania get its name

Pennsylvania got its name from a grant of land given to William Penn by King Charles II of England in 1681. The name "Pennsylvania" means "Penn's woods" or "Penn's land," created to honor William Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. The younger Penn originally suggested the name "Sylvania," meaning woods in Latin, but the king added "Penn" to recognize Penn's father, resulting in the name Pennsylvania. Although William Penn was a Quaker who founded the colony to offer religious freedom, he was reportedly embarrassed by the name, fearing people might think he named it after himself, but the king insisted on it.