Maricopa

Meanings

Noun

• A member of a Native American people belonging to the Yuman linguistic stock, a part of the Hokan family. They originate in the Colorado River area, but following an exodus in the 1700s or 1800s, they live amongst the Pima in the vicinity of the Gila and Salt Rivers.

Proper Noun

• city Pinal County (county) Arizona (state) USA (country).
• city Kern County (county) California (state).

Origin

• Borrowed from Spanish, of uncertain origin.