List of Connecticut county name etymologies
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This is a list of Connecticut county name etymologies With the exception of Middlesex County, each of these counties is named after one of its major towns:
- Fairfield County: named for the hundreds of acres of salt marsh that bordered the coast.
- Hartford County: named after Hertfordshire.
- Litchfield County: named after Lichfield.
- Middlesex County: named after Middlesex.
- New Haven County: named after New Haven Harbor.
- New London County: named after London.
- Tolland County: named after Tolland, Somerset.
- Windham County: named after Windham in Sussex.
See also
- Connecticut
- List of counties in Connecticut
- County (United States)
- Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
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