Navajo, also spelled lavajo (a pool where cattle go to drink).
Navarro (a surname). In Mendocino County, west of Ukiah.
Nevada (snowy). See page [293].
El Nido (the nest). See page [46]. It is thought that this place was so named because of its location in the hills and mountains suggesting the idea of a nest in the landscape, but there is no definite information about it.
Los Nietos (literally “the grandchildren,” but in this case a surname). See page [81].
Nimshew, in Butte County. This is an Indian word, from Nimsewi (big river), a division of Maidu Indians living on upper Butte Creek, in Butte County, near the edge of the timber.
Nipomo, in San Luís Obispo County, is probably Indian, but its meaning has not been ascertained.
Los Nogales (the walnut-trees).
Del Norte (of the north). See page [260].