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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).

Afgania (Country) Medieval Latin, Biblical Latin
Latin form of Afghanistan.

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".

Bayonne (Political Subdivision) French, English (American), Basque, Medieval Latin (Modern)
New Jersey: From French Bayonne. The first element of the name is variously said to be Basque or Latin; the second element is Basque on (“good”). More at Bayonne. Also compare Latin baia.... [more]

Caesarea (Settlement & Region) Biblical Latin, History
derived from Caesarea Maritima meaning "Caesarea by the sea"... [more]

Cagua (Settlement) Indigenous American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the Cumanagoto word Cahigua, meaning “Snail”.

Caledon (Region & Settlement) Spanish (Latin American), Scottish, English
Caledon originates from the Latin "Caledonia," the name used by the Romans for what is now Scotland. The term was likely derived from the Caledonii, an ancient Pictish or Celtic tribe in the region.... [more]

Calesium (Settlement) Medieval Latin
Medieval form of Caletum.

Cambria (Country) Medieval Latin, English (Archaic)
Latinised form of Cymru, used as the Latin and archaic English name of Wales. This name was first used in the 12th century.

Dorado (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A city in Puerto Rico. From Spanish dorado "golden".

Goondebasilita (Body of Water) Biblical Latin
A name based on the combination of Goon, Deb, and Lita

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".

Humacao (Settlement & River) Spanish (Latin American)
A city and river in Puerto Rico, both named for the Taíno cacique Jumacao.

Jayuya (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town in Puerto Rico, named for the Taíno cacique Hayuya.

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".

Latium (Region) Latin, English
Latin form of Lazio. It is the name of a historical region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.

Lima (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
Lima is a corruption of the name Rimac.

Londinensi (Settlement) Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Latin form of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.

Luquillo (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town in Puerto Rico. While legend claims that the town is named for the Taíno cacique Loquillo, the name is more likely derived from Yukiyu, the Taíno name for El Yunque, a nearby mountain.

Maunabo (Settlement & River) Spanish (Latin American)
A river and town in Puerto Rico. The name is derived from a Taíno name for the river, Manatuabón.

Mayagüez (Settlement & Body of Water) Spanish (Latin American)
A municipality and bay in Puerto Rico. The name is derived from Maygüez, the Taíno name for the Yagüez River.

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".

Olean (Settlement) Biblical Latin
derived from a word that means "Oil"

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]

Pechinum (Settlement) Medieval Latin
Latin form of Beijing.

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.

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".

Tepui (Mountain) Indigenous American, South American, Spanish (Latin American)

Tibás (Political Subdivision) Spanish (Latin American)
Canton of Costa Rica.... [more]

Tiberis (River) Ancient Roman, Medieval Latin
The name of a river running through Rome. Etymology unknown, but likely pre-Roman.

Valois (Region) Latin

Victorica (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
Town in La Pampa Province in Argentina.

Vieques (Settlement & Island) English (American), Spanish (Latin American)
An island and town east of Puerto Rico. The name is derived from the Hispanicization of a Taíno word said to mean "small island, small land".

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".

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