King County

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • One of 254 counties in Texas (state), USA (country) . Named after William Philip King.
  • One of 39 counties in Washington (state), USA (country) .

Origin

  • The county in Washington was originally named after William R. King; this was retroactively changed in 2005 to Martin Luther King Jr..

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