Random Mexican State Name Etymologies (31 items)report

• [State name]: Sinaloa
  [Language of origin]: Mayo
  [Source word]: sinalobola
  [Meaning and notes]: Origin of name is disputed. May mean "round pitahaya (cacti)" or "cut corn"
  

• [State name]: Zacatecas
  [Language of origin]: Nahuatl
  [Source word]: zacatēcah
  [Meaning and notes]: "People from the Place of Grass". The state is named after its capital city, Zacatecas City.
  

• [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]: 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]: Tabasco
  [Language of origin]: Nahuatl
  [Source word]: Tlapaco
  [Meaning and notes]: The name appears in the chronicles of Bernal Díaz del Castillo during the conquest era, who says it comes from the name of a river in the area, Tabasco River.
  

• [State name]: Guerrero
  [Language of origin]: Spanish
  [Source word]:
  [Meaning and notes]: "Warrior". Named after Vicente Guerrero, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence and an early president of Mexico. The surname Guerrero, meaning "warrior" in Spanish, is derived from guerra "war", a Germanic loanword related to the English word war.
  

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