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

Source

• Arizona Dept. of Commerce: County Profiles