Talk:List of Ohio county name etymologies

Difficult to understand
Under the Columbiana entry, this line occurs:

Howe states "Kilbourn, in his 'Gazeteer,' says: 'Columbiana is a fancy name, taken from the names Columbus and Anna'"

I first thought that this line was gibberish, but after deleting it and having someone re-instate it, I realize it isn't completely meaningless. Someone should change way it is written, perhaps even adding the source that this information ACTUALLY appears in, as opposed to a text that cites this information.Acewolf359 14:59, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Initial Discussion
Why were all the references to "Indians" replaced with "Native Americans"? PedanticallySpeaking 14:51, August 6, 2005 (UTC)

Defiance County: The Battle of Fallen Timbers (U.S. victory, 1794) was not "the worst defeat ever suffered by the U.S. Army against the Indians"! Look it up for yourself! Corrected back once again to "St. Clair's Defeat". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.60.185.28 (talk • contribs)

Geauga county: no mention of word Sheauga, Grand river name?
Howe's text (ref. #6 in article) describes the following etymology in the Geauga county section: The name Geauga, or Sheauga, signifies, in the Indian language, raccoon: it was originally applied to Grand river; thus, "Sheauga sepe," i.e. Raccoon River.

I have also found Sheauga mentioned in a separate source: the article in the article

The Grand River was called Sheauga, or "Raccoon," by the Indians, hence, Geauga County;

Any reason this detail shouldn't be mentioned? Wanted to discuss before I edited, since this is a featured list. --KeithB 18:50, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Indian changed to American Indian
I feel that the term "Indian" in the lead is ambiguous, and assumes an Anglo-American perspective. I note that there has been some flipping back and forth between "Indian" and "Native American" throughout the history of this article. The term "American Indian" would seem an acceptable comprimise, and specifies the meaning of "Indian" throughout the remainder of the article, although perhaps this definition should be stated explicitly in the lead as well? --KeithB 16:07, 18 October 2006 (UTC)


 * The phrase "local Indian dialect" is like saying that a word in English comes from a "local European dialect". It sounds backward, like you're from the Lewis & Clark expedition.  There were thousands of vibrant living languages in North America before European colonial days, and to say a word coming from one of these languages is derived from "local Indian dialect" is to deny their distinct linguistic heritage.


 * This issue is not about vandalism, nor about WP:RS. All my edits were taken from, or rephrased from List of Ohio county name etymologies.  --128.146.172.220 (talk) 21:56, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Naming of Allen County
For my comments about why John Allen should be considered the more reliable origin of the name of Allen County, please see the Discussion page of Allen County, Ohio. Steve Baskauf 03:41, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Indian fighter vs. American Revolutionary War soldiers
In the "analysis of names" section, what criteria was used for sorting "Indian fighters" from "American Revolutionary War soldiers"? Three names are listed in the "Indian fighter" category: Crawford, Hardin, and Wayne. All three of these soldiers fought Indians, but of course they also fought in the American Revolution. Perhaps they were placed in the "Indian fighter" category because they were more famous for fighting Indians in Ohio than for fighting British troops in the Revolution. If so, then Clark and Logan belong in that category too, because they were primarily Indian fighters. Butler and Darke probably belong in the "Indian fighter" category too, because their claim to fame in Ohio (and thus why counties were named after them) rests with their participation in the Northwest Indian War. —Kevin Myers 01:27, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ —Kevin Myers 14:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Adams County
I think that the information suggesting this county was named for John Quincy Adams is so obviously in error that it should be deleted from the list, and simply mentioned in a note as an apparently erroneous piece of information found in one source. It is not plausible that the county would have been named for the sitting President's 30-year-old son, who was at the time serving as U.S. minister to Prussia. --Orlady (talk) 21:43, 25 March 2008 (UTC)