Random Mexican State Name Etymologies (31 items)report

• [State name]: Guanajuato
  [Language of origin]: Purépecha
  [Source word]: Quanax Huato
  [Meaning and notes]: "Place of the monstrous frogs". The state is named after its capital city, Guanajuato City.
  

• [State name]: Baja California Sur
  [Language of origin]: Spanish
  [Source word]:
  [Meaning and notes]: "Southern Baja California". The southern part of Baja California See also: Origin of the name California.
  

• [State name]: Coahuila
  [Language of origin]: Nahuatl
  [Source word]: coatl + huila
  [Meaning and notes]: Origin disputed. May mean "serpent that flies" (coatl "snake" + huila "to fly") or "place of many trees" (quautli "trees" + la "abundance")
  

• [State name]: Quintana Roo
  [Language of origin]: Spanish
  [Source word]:
  [Meaning and notes]: Named after Andrés Quintana Roo, a hero from the War of Independence.
  

• [State name]: Morelos
  [Language of origin]: Spanish
  [Source word]:
  [Meaning and notes]: Named after José María Morelos, one of the leaders of Mexico's struggle against Spain during the War of Independence.
  

• [State name]: Campeche
  [Language of origin]: Yucatec Mayan
  [Source word]: Kaan Peech
  [Meaning and notes]: The state takes its name from the city of Campeche, which was founded in 1540 by Spanish Conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the preexisting Maya city of Canpech or Kimpech. The native name means “place of snakes and ticks.”
  

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