Spanish (Latin American) Submitted Place Names

These names are a subset of Spanish names used more often in Latin America. See also about Spanish names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adjuntas (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A city in Puerto Rico. From Spanish adjuntas meaning "attached", likely a clipping of tierras adjuntas a Coamo meaning "lands attached to Coamo" (Coamo is a nearby city).
Aguadilla (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A city in Puerto Rico. Meaning "little watery one", from a diminutive of Spanish aguada meaning "watery".
Aibonito (Settlement & River) Spanish (Latin American)
A river and city in Puerto Rico. Possibly from Taíno Hatibon or Jatibon combined with a Spanish diminutive, or from Spanish bonito meaning "pretty".
Amalfi (Settlement) Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
The name of a coastal in the Italian province of Salerno and a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department of Colombia which is named in honour of the Italian town.... [more]
Apurímac (River) Spanish (Latin American)
A river in the Amazon Basin. From Quecha apu meaning "divinity" and rimaq meaning "oracle, talker".
Arequipa (Political Subdivision) Spanish (Latin American)
Legend says it comes from Ari-quepay "(let's) stay here" in Quechua.
Arroyo (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town in Puerto Rico. From Spanish arroyo meaning "creek, brook".
Cagua (Settlement) Indigenous American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the Cumanagoto word Cahigua, meaning “Snail”.
Dorado (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A city in Puerto Rico. From Spanish dorado "golden".
Fresno (Settlement) Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish for "ash tree".
Guayama (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A city and municipality in Puerto Rico. Most likely from the name of a Taíno cacique, Guayama, from Taíno wayama meaning "great place, big open space"; however, a local story suggests that the name comes from the surname of a local landowner, Juanan Guayama.
Guayanilla (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town and municipality in Puerto Rico. A variation of Guadianilla, itself a town and river in Spain, influenced by Taíno place-names such as Guaynia.
Hatillo (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town and municipality in Puerto Rico. Likely from Spanish hatillo meaning "bundle".
Lajas (Settlement & Other) Spanish (Latin American)
A valley in Puerto Rico and various settlements in Latin American and the Caribbean. From Spanish lajas meaning "slabs, stones".
Lima (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
Lima is a corruption of the name Rimac.
Mishiguaganan (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Possibly from Ancash Quechua mishi meaning "cat" and waqay meaning "crying, to cry".
Mosquito (Region & Settlement) Indigenous American, Central American, Spanish (Latin American)
The Hispanicised name of the Miskito coast.
Naticocha (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Possibly from Quechua ñat'i or nati meaning "sickness, bowels, the most hidden" and qucha meaning "lake".
Ñausacocha (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Possibly meaning "blind lake", from Quecha ñawsa meaning "blind" and qucha meaning "lake".
Ocotlán (Settlement) Spanish (Mexican)
From Nahuatl ocotl meaning "pine tree."... [more]
Orocovis (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town in Puerto Rico, named for the Taíno cacique Orocobix.
Páez (Other, Political Subdivision, Region & Settlement) Spanish (Latin American), Paezean
The name of places in Venezuala and Colombia.... [more]
Quebradillas (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town and municipality in Puerto Rico. From Spanish quebradillas meaning "small streams".
Quiulacocha (Body of Water & Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain and lake in Peru. Possibly meaning "gull lake", from Quecha qillwa, qiwlla, or qiwiña meaning "gull" and qucha meaning "lake".
Rimac (River) Spanish (Latin American)
Rimac River, Rimac derives from quechua "Rimay" which means "to speak", Rimac River is called "the speaking river", "the river that babbles/chatters/speaks a lot", in some sense "the roaring river" or "the noisy river".
San Salvador (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
Means “holy savior” in Spanish.
Santo Domingo (Settlement) Spanish (Caribbean)
This is the capital of the Dominican Republic.
Tamboraga (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Possibly meaning "tambo crack, tambo crevice," from Quecha tampu meaning "inn, tambo" and raqra meaning "fissure, crack, crevice".
Tibás (Political Subdivision) Spanish (Latin American)
Canton of Costa Rica.... [more]
Victorica (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
Town in La Pampa Province in Argentina.
Yabucoa (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A city in Puerto Rico. Likely from Taíno yaucoa meaning "cassava plantation". Another possibility is Taíno guaroca meaning "where water is found".
Yana Chuku (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Meaning "black hat", from Quecha yana meaning "black" and chuku meaning "hat".
Yanacocha (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Meaning "black lake", from Quecha yana meaning "black" and qucha meaning "lake".
Yana Mach'ay (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Meaning "black cave", from Quecha yana meaning "black" and mach'ay meaning "cave".
Yauco (Settlement & River) Spanish (Latin American)
A city and river in Puerto Rico. From Taíno coayuco meaning "cassava plantation".
Zapopan (Settlement) Spanish (Mexican)
From Nahuatl Tzapopan, from a combination of tzapotl, referring to a sapote tree, and the locative suffix -pan.... [more]