quin . ▁Some ▁other ▁places ▁names ▁in ▁Michigan ▁are ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁Sau k , ▁One ida , ▁Wy and ot , ▁A ben aki , ▁Shaw ne e , ▁Moh awk , ▁Sen eca , ▁Sem in ole , ▁I ro qu ois , ▁and ▁Del aware , ▁although ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁tribes ▁are ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Michigan ▁itself ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁Ott awa ▁" m ish ig ami " ▁meaning ▁" large ▁water " ▁or ▁" gre at ▁water " ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes . ▁ ▁Count ies ▁▁▁ ▁Che bo yg an ▁County ▁– ▁O j ib we ▁word ▁" z ha ab on igan " ▁meaning ▁" se wing ▁need le " ▁or ▁" ch ab weg an " ▁meaning ▁" a ▁place ▁of ▁ore ". ▁ ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁the ▁O j ib we ▁tribe . ▁ ▁Gen ese e ▁County ▁– ▁Sen eca ▁word ▁" jen ishi ye h " ▁meaning ▁" be aut iful ▁valley " ▁ ▁G og eb ic ▁County ▁– ▁Native ▁American ▁word ▁" agog ib ing " ▁meaning ▁" water - m old ▁lake ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Lake ▁G og eb ic . ▁ ▁Kal am az oo ▁County ▁– ▁see ▁Et ym ology ▁of ▁Kal am az oo . ▁ ▁Ke ween aw ▁County ▁– ▁O j ib we ▁word ▁" g ak ii we - we wan ing " ▁meaning ▁" port age "