Cañada del Osito (glen of the little bear), so-called because some Indians from the mountains offered the Spaniards a present of a bear cub.
Cayucos is the name of a village in San Luís Obispo County, eighteen miles northwest of San Luís Obispo. The word cayuco is probably Indian in origin, and is used in different senses in different parts of America. In Venezuela it means a small fishing boat, built to hold only one person, while in Cuba it means “head.” As this place is on the shore, it was probably named in reference to Indian fishing skiffs.
Cholame (the name of an Indian tribe).
Cuesta (hill, mount, ridge, also family name).
Esteros (estuaries, creeks into which the tide flows at flood time).
Estero Point (estuary point).
Estrella (star).
López (a surname).
Morro (headland, bluff). Morro is the name of a hamlet in San Luís Obispo County, on the shore, twelve miles northwest of San Luís Obispo.
Nacimiento (birth). This word is generally used by the Spaniards in the sense of the birth of Christ.