List of country name etymologies (80676 bytes)
1: ...e of these are followed by native names and their etymologies. Countries in ''italics'' no longer exist as sove...
7: ...skrit]] ''upa-ghana-sthāna'', meaning "place of allied tribes". -Stan is a [[Persian language|Per...
8: * [[Albania]]: "land of the highlanders". "Alb" from the [[PIE]] root mea...
9: ** Shqipërië (Albanian name): means "land of the eagle", the [[eagle]] having probably been a ...
11: ** [[Illyricum]] (former name, Latin variant): after the [[Illyrians]].

List of U.S. state name etymologies (7000 bytes)
1: This is a list of the origins of the names of [[U.S. state]]s:
5: ...te name''' || '''Language of origin''' || '''Word of origin''' || '''Meaning'''
9: ...| [[Aleut language|Aleut]] || ''alaxsxaq || Great country
17: ...isputed: May be named for the fictional [[Island of California]] in the 16th century novel ''The Serg...
23: ... Warre || After the [[Delaware River]], which was named after [[Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr|Lord d...

List of U.S. county name etymologies, E-I (16107 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[E]] to [[I]].
532: *[[Isle of Wight County, Virginia]]
539: ...e etymologies]] for links to the remainder of the list.
542: [[Category:U.S. county name etymologies|*]]

List of U.S. county name etymologies, J-M (20867 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[J]] to [[M]].
218: *[[Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota]]
420: *[[Magoffin County, Kentucky]]
595: *[[Moffat County, Colorado]]
687: ...e etymologies]] for links to the remainder of the list.

List of U.S. county name etymologies, N-R (13779 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[N]] to [[R]].
313: *[[Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska]]
457: ...e etymologies]] for links to the remainder of the list.
459: [[Category:U.S. county name etymologies|*]]

List of U.S. county name etymologies, S-Z (20685 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[S]] to [[Z]].
681: ...e etymologies]] for links to the remainder of the list.
684: [[Category:U.S. county name etymologies|*]]

List of subnational name etymologies (17967 bytes)
1: ...d features may appear listed under the individual country, with a link below.
4: ...ictoria (Australia)|Victoria]] & [[Queensland]] - Named after [[Queen Victoria]]
5: * [[New South Wales]] - Named after southern [[Wales]] by [[Captain Cook]]
6: ...mania]] - Named after [[Abel Tasman]]; originally named by Tasman as ''Van Diemen's Land.''
10: See [[Canadian provincial name etymologies]]

List of U.S. county name etymologies, A-D (82854 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of U.S. county name etymologies''', covering the letters [[A]] to [[D]].
4: ...Abbeville is named for the [[France|French]] town of [[Abbeville]].
5: ...Acadia]] in the modern-day [[Maritime Provinces]] of [[Canada]].
6: *[[Accomack County, Virginia]]: Accomack is named for ''accawmacke'', a Native American word meani...
7: ...a and the daughter of [[H.C. Riggs]], a cofounder of [[Boise, Idaho]].

List of company name etymologies (41045 bytes)
1: ...is is a '''list of company names''' with their '''name origins''' explained. Some origins are disputed.
8: ...[Mining]] and [[Manufacturing]] Company'' started off by mining the material [[corundum]] used to make...
13: ...he ''Algemene Bank Nederland'' (ABN; General Bank of the Netherlands). In [[1966]], the ''Amsterdamsch...
14: ... company employee in Norway as part of a internal name finding process (''BrandStorming''). Prior to [[J...
15: *[[Adecco]] - Formed from the merger of Swiss staffing company Adia with French staffing ...

List of band name etymologies (16526 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of band names''' with their '''name origins explained'''. Some origins are disputed.
8: *[[311_(band)|311]] - Apparently named after the police code for indecent exposure in [...
10: ...lledgedly from Aleister Crowley poem in "The Book Of Lies", in fact from The Illuminatus Trilogy by Ro...
14: ... [[acronym]] from the initials of the first names of the band members: [[Agnetha Fältskog]], [[Björn U...
15: ...]]/[[direct current|Direct Current]]) on the back of their mother’s vacuum cleaner.

List of river name etymologies (1945 bytes)
1: '''List of [[river]] name [[etymologies]]'''
14: ...thian]] or [[Sarmatian]]) ''dānu-'' 'river', of [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] origin
18: ** [[Drave]]: in Latin "Dravus", of Thracian or Illyrian origin, probably from PIE *d...
33: ... there are several different explanations for the name, all involving it being the first water to be fou...
36: * [[Placename etymology]]

List of Mississippi county name etymologies (10897 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Mississippi county name etymologies'''.
3: ...dams County, Mississippi|Adams County]]: Adams is named for [[U.S. President]] [[John Adams]].
4: ...i|Alcorn County]]: Alcorn is named for [[Governor of Mississippi]] [[James L. Alcorn]].
5: ...ia the [[French language]]; the [[France|French]] named the [[Amite River]] in honor the friendly local ...
6: ...la County, Mississippi|Attala County]]: Attala is named for [[Attala]] or [[Atala]], a fictional [[Nativ...

List of Connecticut county name etymologies (943 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Connecticut county name entymologies''':
6: ... named in honor of the [[England|English]] county of [[Middlesex]].
7: ...icut|New Haven County]]: New Haven is probably so named because it was a ''new haven''.
8: ...n County]]: New London is probably named in honor of [[London]], [[England]].
14: * [[List of counties in Connecticut]]

List of Wisconsin county name etymologies (9568 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Wisconsin county name etymologies''':
3: ...[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams County]]: Adams is named for U.S. President [[John Quincy Adams]].
4: ...nd County, Wisconsin|Ashland County]]: Ashland is named for [[Henry Clay]]'s home in [[Kentucky]].
5: ...rron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]]: Barron is named for Wisconsin state legislator and judge [[Henry...
6: ...tish naval officer who performed the first survey of the [[Great Lakes]] region.

List of Virginia county name etymologies (16191 bytes)
1: ...?) include etymologies for the independent cities of Virginia.
3: ...k County, Virginia|Accomack County]]: Accomack is named for a [[Native American]] word decscribing the [...
4: ...e is named for [[Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle]].
5: ...County, Virginia|Alleghany County]]: Alleghany is named for the [[Allegheny Mountains]].
6: ...eanor of Great Britain]], daughter of [[George II of Great Britain]].

List of New Hampshire county name etymologies (1746 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of New Hampshire county name etymologies''':
3: * [[Belknap County, New Hampshire]]: Belknap is named for [[Jeremy Belknap]], an early [[New Hampshire...
4: ...], the last surviving signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].
5: ...shire is named for the [[England|English]] county of [[Cheshire]].
6: * [[Coos County, New Hampshire]]: Coos is named for a [[Native American]] word meaning ''crooked...

List of New York county name etymologies (7803 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of New York county name etymologies'''.
3: ... named for King [[James II of England]], the Duke of York and Albany.
4: ... York]]: Allegany is named for a variant spelling of the [[Allegheny River]].
5: * [[Bronx County, New York]]: Bronx is named for [[Jonas Bronck]], an early settler in the re...
6: ... named for [[John Broome]], a lieutenant governor of [[New York]].

List of Colorado county name etymologies (9304 bytes)
1: ...ic terms resulting from early Spanish exploration of the area.
3: ... named after [[Alva Adams]], the fifth [[governor of Colorado]].
4: *[[Alamosa County, Colorado]]: Alamosa is named from a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word meaning...
5: ... [[Arapaho]] [[Native American]] tribe. The whole of Colorado was once [[Arapahoe County, Colorado Ter...
6: *[[Archuleta County, Colorado]]: Archuleta is named after [[Antonio D. Archuleta]], a state senator.

List of Oklahoma county name etymologies (11433 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Oklahoma county name etymologies'''.
5: ... Oklahoma]]: Adair was named for the Adair family of the [[Cherokee]] tribe.
6: ...he ninth [[List of Governors of Oklahoma|governor of Oklahoma]].
7: ...named for its county seat of [[Atoka, Oklahoma]], named in turn for [[Atoka (chief)|Atoka]], a [[Choctaw...
10: ..., Oklahoma]]: Beaver is named for its county seat of [[Beaver, Oklahoma]] and the [[Beaver River (Okla...

List of Utah county name etymologies (3259 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of Utah county name etymologies'''.
3: *[[Beaver County, Utah]]: Beaver is named for the area's many [[American Beaver|beaver]]s.
4: *[[Box Elder County, Utah]]: Box Elder is named for the area's many [[Manitoba maple|box elder]]...
5: ...che County, Utah]]: Cache is named for the caches of furs collected in the area by [[Rocky Mountain Fu...
6: *[[Carbon County, Utah]]: Carbon is named for the [[coal]] in the area.

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