List of Arizona county name etymologies
- List of Arizona county name etymologies
This is a list of Arizona county name etymologies:
*Apache County, Arizona: Apache is named after the Apache Native American people.
*Cochise County, Arizona: Cochise is named after Cochise, the Apache Native American leader.
*Coconino County, Arizona: Coconino is named after the Coconino Native American people, a Hopi designation for Havasupai and Yavapai people.
*Gila County, Arizona: Gila is named after the Gila River.
*Graham County, Arizona: Graham is named after Mount Graham.
*Greenlee County, Arizona: Greenlee is named after Mason Greenlee, a pioneer.
*La Paz County, Arizona: La Paz is named after La Paz, Arizona, a historic boomtown on the Colorado River. "La paz" means "the peace" in Spanish.
*Maricopa County, Arizona: Maricopa is named after the Maricopa Native American people.
*Mohave County, Arizona: Mohave is named after the Mohave Indians, one of the Yuma tribes.
*Navajo County, Arizona: Navajo is named after the Navajo Native American people.
*Pima County, Arizona: Pima is named after the Pima Native American people, called in their own language "Akimel O'odam" ("river people").
*Pinal County, Arizona: Pinal is named after the Pinal Mountains (from the Spanish "stand of pines") and the Pinal Native American people (a band of Coyotero Apaches) who lived there.
*Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Santa Cruz is named after the Santa Cruz River.
*Yavapai County, Arizona: Yavapai is named for after Yavapai Native American people.
*Yuma County, Arizona: Yuma is named after the Yuma Indians, today called the "Quechan".
See also
*Arizona
*County (United States)
*List of Arizona counties
*Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
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* [http://www.azcommerce.com/communities/county_profiles.asp Arizona Dept. of Commerce: County Profiles]
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