Statistics for Spanish Place Names in California

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English Translation	Spanish Name	% Correct
'Saint Francis'	San Francisco	88%
'The Angels'	Los Angeles	87%
'Sacrament'	Sacramento	84%
'Saint Joseph'	San Jose	81%
'Saint Mary'	Santa Maria	76%
'Ranch'	{Rancho} Cucamonga	69%
'The Cats'	Los Gatos	67%
'Modest'	Modesto	65%
'The Table'	La Mesa	64%
'Good'	{Buena} Park	63%
'View'	Vista	63%
'Saint Matthew'	San Mateo	62%
'Saint Charles'	San Carlos	61%
'The Second'	El Segundo	59%
'Lagoon'	{Laguna} Beach	59%
'The Center'	El Centro	58%
'Saint Mark'	San Marcos	58%
'Saint Claire'	Santa Clarita	57%
'Crown'	Corona	55%
'Holy Cross'	Santa Cruz	55%
'Coast Table'	Costa Mesa	53%
'Saint James'	San Diego	53%
'Saint Paul'	San Pablo	51%
'Trinity'	Trinidad	51%
'Saint Louis [the] Bishop [of Toulouse]'	San Luis Obispo	48%
'River View'	Rio Vista	46%
'Indian'	Indio	43%
'The Baths'	Los Banos	42%
'Tall Stick'	Palo Alto	40%
'Green Sticks'	{Palos} {Verdes} Estates	40%
'Ranch [of] Saint Margaret'	Rancho Santa Margarita	37%
'Wood'	Madera	35%
'Hidden'	Escondido	32%
'Solitude'	Soledad	32%
'Saint John [the] Baptist'	San Juan Bautista	31%
'Mercy'	Merced	30%
'The Mountain'	El Monte	29%
'Ash Tree' (one word)	Fresno	28%
'The Glen'	{La} {Cañada} Flintridge	24%
'The Look'	La Mirada	23%
'Saint Leonard'	San Leandro	23%
'The Drawer'	El Cajon	21%
'Beautiful View'	Chula Vista	20%
'Tar' or 'Pitch'	Brea	19%
'Carpentry'	Carpinteria	19%
'The Bridge'	La Puente	19%
'Butter' or 'Lard'	Manteca	17%
'Little Hills' (one word)	Cerritos	10%
'Old Alder'	Aliso Viejo	9%
'Poplar Grove' (one word)	Alameda	8%
'The [Small] Cottonwoods'	Los Alamitos	7%
'Schooner' (type of ship)	Goleta	3%