List of New Jersey county name etymologies
- List of New Jersey county name etymologies
This is a list of New Jersey county name etymologies.
*Atlantic County, New Jersey: Atlantic is named for the Atlantic Ocean.
*Bergen County, New Jersey: Bergen is believed to be named for either Bergen-op-Zoom, the Netherlands or Bergen, Norway.
*Burlington County, New Jersey: Burlington is named for a corruption of Bridlington, England.
*Camden County, New Jersey: Camden is named for the Earl of Camden.
*Cape May County, New Jersey: Cape May is named for Cape May, Capt. Cornelius Jacobsen Mey.
*Cumberland County, New Jersey: Cumberland is named for the Earl of Cumberland.
*Essex County, New Jersey: Essex is named for the English county of Essex.
*Gloucester County, New Jersey: Gloucester is named for Gloucester, England.
*Hudson County, New Jersey: Hudson is named for Henry Hudson, the famous explorer.
*Hunterdon County, New Jersey: Hunterdon is named for Robert Hunter, the colonial Governor of New Jersey from 1710 to 1719.
*Mercer County, New Jersey: Mercer is named for Hugh Mercer, an American Revolutionary War general.
*Middlesex County, New Jersey: Middlesex is named for the English county of Middlesex.
*Monmouth County, New Jersey: Monmouth is named for Monmouthshire, Wales.
*Morris County, New Jersey: Morris is named for Lewis Morris, the colonial Governor of New Jersey from 1738 to 1746.
*Ocean County, New Jersey: Ocean is named for its location on the Atlantic Ocean.
*Passaic County, New Jersey: Passaic is named for "Passajeek", a Native American word meaning "valley".
*Salem County, New Jersey: Salem is named for the Hebrew word for "peace".
*Somerset County, New Jersey: Somerset is named for the English county of Somerset.
*Sussex County, New Jersey: Sussex is named for the English county of Sussex.
* Union County, New Jersey: Union is named for the Union which was threatened by the American Civil War.
* Warren County, New Jersey: Warren is named for Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War general.
ource
* [http://www.getnj.com/origname/origintro.shtml The Origin of New Jersey Place Names]
ee also
* New Jersey
* List of New Jersey counties
* County (United States)
* Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
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