312 ETHNOGEOGRAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [eth. ass. 29 



Miouse'; p'ejjf " l)l:ii'kiics.s' 'black'; mt a -hulow'; hewe 'top' 

 'peak' ' height"). The former of the two names refers to the low 

 lands beside rojoaiiue Creek; the latter refers to the hilly land a 

 few rods south of the creek. 



(2) Eng. Ildefonso. (<Span.). =Span. (3). 



(.3) Span. Ildefonso. so called because of its proximity to San 

 Ildefonso Pueblo [19:2:iJ. =Eng. (2). The Eng. and Span, 

 names are very recent; see below. 



There are a few Mexican houses at this place. The post-office, 

 formerly at San Ildefonso Pueblo under the name San Ildefonso 

 Pueblo, has recently been moved to this place and is now called 

 Ildefonso. This name has not come into use, however, and most 

 of the letters received at the post-office are addressed to San Ilde- 

 fonso Pueblo or San Iklefonso. The official list of New Mexican 

 post-offices spells the name Ildefonzo. With tlie names San Ilde- 

 fonso and Ildefonso cf. Santo Domingo [29:(Jl] and Domingo 

 [29:60]. This system of place-naming is confusing. The name 

 Tej^'tyhnve may I'c applied so as to include the locality of the 

 graveyard [19:4x]. 

 [19:50] (1) San Ildefonso K'oso'o, probablj' 'large legging' but possi- 

 bly 'large arm' (Jio 'legging' 'arm'; sno 'largeness' 'large"). 

 This is the old name of the place and is still frequently applied. 

 It refers especially to the locality'' where Ranchos village is the 

 biggest. Why the name is applied is no longer remembered. 

 One should compare with this name JCosoHyj'ip. 561), the Tewa 

 name for the Hopi. 



(2) San Ildefonso Kirtchyi'' 'place of the Mexicans' {Kwxlcy, 

 'Mexican', of obscui'e etymology; cf. l-ic£ehy,)jf 'iron'; T'' loca- 

 tive and adjective-forming postfix). This name is used perhaps 

 more commonly than (1), above. This is the largest Mexican set- 

 tlement in the immediate vicinity of San Ildefonso, hence there is 

 no misunderstanding. 



(3) Eng. Ranchos. (<Span.). =Span. (4). 



(■i) Span. Ranchos, Ranchos de San Antonio 'ranches' 'I'anches 

 of Saint Anthony'. =Eng. (3). According to Mr. Dionisio 

 Ortega of Santa Fe the only proper name of the place is Ranchos 

 de San Antonio. 



The settlement extends for some distance along the south side 

 of the creek as a row of small Mexican farms. The place gives 

 names to [19:51] and [19:5'2]. 

 [19:51] (1) San Ildefonso ICoso\>lu 'hills of [19:60]' {ICoso'o, see 

 [19:.50]; 'okii 'hill'). 



(2) San Ildefonso I^wselciiT'^oku 'hills of the place of the Mexi- 

 cans", referring to [19:50] {A'wse^y,''i'\ see [W:.^!*]; \jku 'hill'). 



