Kariong was once believed to mean meeting place in the local Original language.

It is believed to mean 'water lily' or 'place of the water lilies'.

Though the word Mukilteo is widely believed to mean "good camping site."

Edgton is believed to mean a "settlement on a hill with an edge or brow".

The title was believed to mean "Give thanks" however this phrase is incorrect.

(The name was believed to mean "a place of safety.")

It is then believed to mean 'having no nature of its own' (Pregadio 2008, pg.

The name is believed to mean black swan.

It is of Spanish origin, originally believed to mean "the white".

They called the island "Buglas", a native word which is believed to mean "cut off".