Inaja, or Inoje, was the name of a former Indian village near San Diego. Mentioned in the mission archives. The meaning of the word Inaja is “my water.”
Indio (Indian). See page [80].
Inyo. See page [327].
Isleta (small island).
Jacinto (hyacinth), also used as a Christian name.
Jamacha was a former Indian village near San Diego.
Jamón (ham). The application of this peculiar name has not been ascertained, and there is always the possibility that it is a corrupted word and has no such meaning.
Jamul, in San Diego County, is a place name of the Diegueño Indians.
Jarame, the name of a tribe thought to have been natives of the region around San Antonio, Texas.
Jesús María (Jesus Mary).