Berryessa (a surname).
Blanco (white). See page [157]. In early days an American named Thomas White lived near the present town of Blanco. His name was translated into the Spanish form for white, blanco, by the native residents, and the place became known by that name.
Boca (mouth), in this case refers to the mouth of the Truckee River, in Nevada County.
La Boca de la Cañada del Pinole (the mouth of the valley of the cereal meal). This was a land grant, which received its peculiar name from the fact of the Spaniards having been compelled to live on pinole while they awaited the return of a party with supplies from Monterey. See Pinole, page [231].
Boca de la Playa (mouth of the beach).
Boca de Santa Mónica (mouth of Santa Mónica).
Bodega (a surname). See page [259].
Bolinas, probably a corruption of Baulines, an Indian word. See page [228].
Bolsa (pocket), often used to mean a “shut-in place.” See page [78].