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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, Massachusetts. |
| Washington County |
For George Washington. |
| Windham County |
For Windham, Connecticut. |
| Windsor County |
For Windsor, Vermont (which was in turn named after Windsor, Connecticut.) |
