From the Mexican word Orizaba(1), a derivative of the Hindu word 'Harish'(2) (Ariz in simplified form), meaning Lord Shiva or Lord Krishna, and 'aba'(1) meaning fortification. The word Orizaba thus means "Shiva's fort" and/or "Krishna's fort." Using the suffix 'ana' in Arizona to mean 'a suffix that forms collective nouns denoting an assembly of items, as household objects, art, books, or maps, or a description of such items'(3)(4) indicating a relationship, Arizona then means 'related to Shiva/Krishna.'
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orizaba
(2) http://www.indiachildnames.com/name.aspx?name=Harish
(3) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-ana
(4) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-iana
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orizaba
(2) http://www.indiachildnames.com/name.aspx?name=Harish
(3) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-ana
(4) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-iana
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