> I heard a similar story about the Yucatan Penninsula. Since it is so similar, it is probably not true. The exchange supposedly went something like this.
>
> Explorer: What is this place called?
> Native: Yucatan -->(I don't know what the heck you are saying.)
>
> Ferrick

Even though those particular stories might not be true, I'd bet that there are some places in this great big world that got their names in that way. Who knows?

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