Spanish and Indian place names of California: Their Meaning and Their Romance

by Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez

Del Rosa (of the rose). Unless this is a surname, the construction is incorrect, and should be De la Rosa.

Descanso (rest). See page [43].

Diablo (devil). See page [217].

Dolores (sorrows, pains). For Mission Dolores See pages [194] and [339].

El Dorado (the gilded man). See page [300].

Dos (two).

Dos Cabezas (two heads).

Dos Palmas (two palms).

Dos Palos (two sticks, or trees). See page [283].

Dos Pueblos (two towns). See page [106].