List of Vermont county name etymologies
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This is a list of Vermont county name etymologies.
| County name | Namesake/meaning |
|---|---|
| Addison County | For the first European settlement in Vermont, near present-day West Addison. |
| Bennington County | For the city of Bennington, which was named for Benning Wentworth, governor of the New Hampshire Grants. |
| Caledonia County | For Caledonia, the Latin name for Scotland. |
| Chittenden County | For Thomas Chittenden. |
| Franklin County | For Benjamin Franklin. |
| Grand Isle County | For the islands of Lake Champlain, which was named for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain. |
| Lamoille County | Either for a misspelling of Champlain's intended name of Lake Champlain, or for the Old French la Moelle ("the marrow"). |
| Orange County | For William of Orange, later William III of England. |
| Orleans County | For the House of Orleans. |
| Rutland County | For Rutland, Vermont. |
| Washington County | For George Washington. |
| Windham County | For Windham, Connecticut. |
| Windsor County | For Windsor, Vermont (which was in turn named after Windsor, Connecticut.) |
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| State of Vermont |
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|---|---|---|
| State Capital | Montpelier | |
| Regions | Champlain Valley | Green Mountains | Mount Mansfield | Northeast Kingdom | Northern Vermont | Southern Vermont | |
| Counties | Addison | Bennington | Caledonia | Chittenden | Essex | Franklin | Grand Isle | Lamoille | Orange | Orleans | Rutland | Washington | Windham | Windsor | |
| Cities | Barre City| Burlington| Montpelier| Newport City| Rutland City| South Burlington| St. Albans City| Vergennes| Winooski | |
| Towns | . | |
| Villages | . | |
| Constitution | | Geography | Government | History | | ||
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