Benton County, Washington: Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri U. S. senator.
Chelan County, Washington: A Native American word meaning deep water, probably a reference to Lake Chelan.
Clallam County, Washington: A Klallam word meaning the strong people.
Clark County, Washington: William Clark, the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Columbia County, Washington: The Columbia River.
Cowlitz County, Washington: A Cowlitz word meaning seeker (in the spiritual sense).
Douglas County, Washington: Stephen Arnold Douglas, the statesman and rival of Abraham Lincoln.
Ferry County, Washington: Elisha P. Ferry, the first governor of Washington.
Franklin County, Washington: Benjamin Franklin, the famous Founding Father, statesman, printer, and scientist.
Garfield County, Washington: James Abram Garfield, the twentieth president of the United States.
Grant County, Washington: Ulysses Simpson Grant, the eighteenth president of the United States.
Grays Harbor County, Washington: Grays Harbor on the county's Pacific Ocean coastline.
Island County, Washington: After the fact that it consists of just two islands, Whidbey Island and Camano Island.
Jefferson County, Washington: Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.
King County, Washington: William Rufus de Vane King, the thirteenth vice president of the United States. (The county was "renamed" in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1986.)
Kitsap County, Washington: Kitsap, a chief of the Suquamish tribe.
Kittitas County, Washington: A Native American word of uncertain meaning.
Klickitat County, Washington: The Klickitat tribe of the Yakama Nation.
Lewis County, Washington: Meriwether Lewis, the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Lincoln County, Washington: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
Mason County, Washington: C. H. Mason, the first secretary of the Washington Territory.
Okanogan County, Washington: A Salish Native American word meaning rendezvous.
Pacific County, Washington: The Pacific Ocean.
Pend Oreille County, Washington: The Pend d'Oreille Native American tribe.
Pierce County, Washington: Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States.
San Juan County, Washington: San Juan Island.
Skagit County, Washington: The Skagit Native American tribe.
Skamania County, Washington: A Chinookan word meaning swift water.
Snohomish County, Washington: The Snohomish Native American tribe.
Spokane County, Washington: The Spokane Native American tribe.
Stevens County, Washington: Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the first governor of the Washington Territory.
Thurston County, Washington: Samuel Royal Thurston, Oregon Territory's first delegate to the United States Congress.
Wahkiakum County, Washington: Chief Wahkiakum of the Chinook Native American tribe.
Walla Walla County, Washington: The Walla Walla Native American tribe.
Whatcom County, Washington: Chief Whatcom of the Nooksack Native American tribe.
Whitman County, Washington: Marcus Whitman, a Presbyterian missionary who was killed by members of the Cayuse Native American tribe.
Yakima County, Washington: The Yakama Native American tribe.
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