Rancho Palos Verdes is translated as "Ranch of Green Sticks", probably referring to the willows in the northeastern part of Bixby Slough (now known as Machado Lake) shown on earlier maps.
Rancho Palos Verdes被翻译成“绿色牧场”，可能是指早期地图上显示的Bixby Slough（现称马查多湖）东北部的柳树。