title: How to name a HashMap in Java?
body: <p>This might be a silly question, but I have never found a satisfying way to name a variable of type <code>HashMap&lt;K,V&gt;</code> in Java. For example - lets say I have a <code>HashMap</code> where every bucket is a <code>&lt;K,V&gt;</code> pair where <code>K</code> is a <code>String</code> say representing "State" and <code>V</code> is an <code>Integer</code> representing the number of counties the state has.</p>
  
  <p>Should the <code>HashMap</code> be named as "<code>mapStateCounty</code>", "<code>stateToCountyMap</code>", etc. ?
  Which one seems logically more appealing and intuitive to understand without sounding confusing and verbose?</p>