ウェブ23 時間前 · Etymology The name Utah derives from the name of the Ute tribe, meaning 'people of the mountains'. [20] However, no such word exists in the Utes' language, and the Utes refer to themselves as Noochee.The meaning of Utes as 'the mountain people' has been attributed to the neighboring Pueblo Indians, [21] as well as to the Apache …