Various wars have been named after their approximate duration:

The war was named after Mixtón, a hill in the southern part of Zacatecas state in Mexico which served as an Indian stronghold.

(The Indian war sometimes known as Dummer's War is also named for William, who was acting governor for much of the period.)

The war is named after the main leader of the Native American side, Metacomet, known to the English as "King Philip".

The war itself has not been named; that may have to wait until its end.

The war is named after the Ottawa leader Pontiac, the most prominent of many native leaders in the conflict.

This included controversy over how the war would be named.

This war was thus named "Mahasilakantaka", more than lakh died in this war.

This war was named "Ratha-musala".

(Lieutenant Governor William Dummer, after whom the war is named, took the position of Acting Governor in 1723.)