List of Arizona county name etymologies

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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.

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