California Place Names of Indian Origin

Book

Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1984.10.1x

Description

Alphabetical listing of California place-names derived from California Indian languages. (Vol. 12, No. 2, UC Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology) List names the nine counties whose names derive from the Indian languages (Napa is one), including the Wintun and Patwin "family of speech." Those names pertinent to Napa and Lake Counties are entered herein. Note that Napa place names for which the etymology is NOT known also are listed--those place names are NOT entered herein.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1984.10

Source or Donor

Pond, Fred

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ethnology, Ethnography, Etymology, Etymology of California place names, Etymology of Napa County place names, Etymology of Lake County place names, Huichica, Locoallomi etymology, Loconoma etymology, Mallacomes etymology, Moristul etymology, Putah etymology, Tulucay etymology, Patwin Indians, Wintun Indians

Book Details

Author

A. L., Kroeber

Place Published

Location

Berkeley, California

Date Published

1916

Call No.

979.4 Kroe

Notes

Spine Label: 970.494 Kro

Create Date

October 22, 2011

Update Date

July 9, 2026