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Where does the name Pecos come from?

April 26, 2017PECOS

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Where does the name Pecos come from?

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The name Pecos first appears in Spanish records in the late 1500’s. The name arrives from the Keresan word pe’kush. To the Spanish the word sounded as Pecos and from that point on that is the name used to refer to the area.

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The name Pecos first appears in Spanish records in the late 1500s. The name derives from the Keresan word pe’kush and may mean “place where there is water.” To the Spanish, the word sounded like “Pecos,” and that became the name that was used to refer to the area.