Pennsylvania jiha ce dake a yankin arewa maso gabashin Amurka. Koyaya, idan kuna neman ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Pennsylvania," an samo ta daga sunan sunan William Penn, wanda ya kafa Pennsylvania Colony. Sunan "Pennsylvania" a zahiri yana nufin "Penn Woods" a cikin harshen Latin, kamar yadda "sylva" ke nufin "itace" kuma "Penn" shine sunan mahaifi na wanda ya kafa.