List of place names of Native American origin in California
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Many places throughout the U.S. state of California take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these indigenous languages.
Contra Costa County
Kern County
Los Angeles County
- Cahuenga, California[3]
- Malibu, California[4]
- Toluca Lake, California
- Topanga, California[5]
- Tujunga, California[6]
Madera County
Mariposa County
Riverside County
San Bernardino County
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
- Aptos, California[16]
- Soquel, California
- Zayante, California
Shasta County
Sierra County
Siskiyou County
Tuolumne County
Ventura County
See also
- List of place names in the United States of Native American origin
- List of placenames of indigenous origin in the Americas
- Native Americans in the United States
References
- ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 21.
- ↑ Tomo-Kahni Resource Center
- ↑ Bright (2004:76)
- ↑ Bright (2004:262)
- ↑ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names (3rd ed.). UC Press. p. 155.
- ↑ Hitt, Marlene (2002). Sunland and Tujunga: From Village to City. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7385-2377-4.
- ↑ Bright (2004:26)
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nipinnawasee, California
- ↑ Bright (2004:24)
- ↑ Bright (2004:75)
- ↑ http://www.temeculainformation.com/oldtown/history.htm
- ↑ "California Historical Landmark: San Bernardino County". Office of Historic Preservation. California State Parks. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ McCall, Lynn; Perry, Rosalind (2002). California's Chumash Indians: a project of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Education Center (Revised ed.). San Luis Obispo, CA: EZ Nature Books. p. 36. ISBN 0936784156.
- ↑ Bright (2004:75)
- ↑ Zeise, Ann. "How Milpitas Got Its Name". Go Milpitas!. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Bright (2004:45)
- ↑ Bright (2004:25)
- ↑ Bright (2004:33)
- ↑ Bright (2004:582)
- ↑ Bright (2004:37)
- ↑ Harrington, John (1981). The Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution. Kraus International Publications. pp. 66–73.
- ↑ Bright (2004:444)
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