Problem
How do I make a list of Spanish place names which translate easily into English?
Answer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Spanish_origin_in_the_United_States
Some of them are not well known.
The obvious ones which came to my mind were Las Angeles, the Angels, and El Paso, but I was not sure what it meant.
Here's my list:
Spanish Names in the USA
los alamos - (White poplars)
Amarillo - yellow
Buena Vista - good view
Casa Granda - big house
Colorado - red coloured
costa - coast
Del Norte - northern
El Paso - the pass or steps
Esmeralda (County, Nevada) - emerald
Florida - florid / flowery
La Paz (County, Arizona) - peace
Mariposa (County) butterfly
Mateo - Mathew
Mesa (County, Colorado) table
Miguel - Michael
Montana - mountainous
Nevada - covered in snow
Plumas - feathers
Puerto Rico - rich port
Refugio - shelter
Rio Grande - big river
San Juan - Saint John
Santa Cruz - Sacred CrossSan Francisco - St Francis (of Assisi)
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, teacher of English and other languages.
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