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| | List of Montana county name etymologies |
 | | Missoula County, Montana: Missoula is named for supposedly a contraction of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation word, im-i-sul-e-etiku, meaning by or near the place of fear or ambush, a reference to Hell Gate Canyon, in which Flathead Native Americans were sometimes attacked by Blackfeet. |
 | | Flathead County, Montana: Flathead is named for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation Native American tribe. |
 | | Pondera County, Montana: Pondera is named for originally pend doreille, French language words meaning ear pendant, the name was changed to a form resembling the phonetic spelling to avoid confusion with the Lake Pend Oreille and Ponderay, Idaho of that name in Idaho. |
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