indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage Spanish
Meaning & History
Derived from Kaan Peech, the name of the 16th-century Maya chiefdom meaning "place of snakes and ticks", derived from Yucatec Maya kaan meaning "snake" and peech meaning "tick". This is the name of a state of, as well as a city in, Mexico. (The city is formally named San Francisco de Campeche.)