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List of Vermont county name etymologies
This is a list of Vermont county name etymologies
- Addison County, Vermont - named for the first settlement in Vermont near present-day West Addison, Vermont
- Bennington County, Vermont - named for the city of Bennington, Vermont, named in turn for Benning Wentworth, governor of the New Hampshire Grants in modern-day Vermont.
- Caledonia County, Vermont - named for the Latin name for Scotland
- Chittenden County, Vermont - named for Thomas Chittenden
- Essex County, Vermont - named for the county in England
- Franklin County, Vermont - named for Benjamin Franklin
- Grand Isle County, Vermont - named for the Champlain Islands of Vermont
- Lamoille County, Vermont - named for a misspelling of Champlain's intended name of Lake Champlain. Another origin is the Old French term La Moelle ("the marrow")
- Orange County, Vermont - named for William of Orange, the future King William III of England
- Orleans County, Vermont - named for the French Royal House of Orleans
- Rutland County, Vermont - named for Rutland, Vermont
- Washington County, Vermont - named for George Washington
- Windham County, Vermont - origin unknown
- Windsor County, Vermont - named for the English Royal House of Windsor
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