Los Huecos (the hollows).
Huerhuero Creek. Huerhuero is said to be a corruption of güergüero, a stream of water which makes a gurgling noise. An attempt is made to imitate the sound by the word. Huerhuero Creek is in San Luís Obispo County, near Paso de Robles.
Huerta de Romualdo ó el Chorro (orchard of Romualdo, a Christian name, or the gushing stream). This is the combined name of two land grants.
Huichica, the name of a land grant derived from an Indian village called Hutchi, formerly situated near the plaza in the town of Sonoma.
Huililic, the name of a former Indian ranchería near Santa Bárbara. Mentioned in the mission archives.
Hunto (eye), is the Indian name of a mountain in the Yosemite.
Hyampom, in Trinity County, is an Indian name, meaning not ascertained.
Iaquá, the name of a place in Humboldt County, was a sort of familiar salutation, something like our “hello,” with which the Indians of Humboldt and adjacent counties greeted each other when they met. From hearing the word so often the whites finally adopted it as the name of this place.
Ignacio (Ignatius).