Guillaume (from William, meaning strength) Jourdain (one who descends) Laferriere (near an iron mine) Lafitte (near the border) Laflamme (torchbearer) Laframboise (raspberry) Lagrange (who lived near a granary) Lamar (the pool) Lambert (bright land or lamb herder) Lane (wool or wool trader) Langlois (Englishman) Laval (of the valley)
According to local tradition the shepherd's land came to be known as La Mota de Don Filfarrias (la mota meaning "a grove of trees"), which eventually evolved into La Mota de Don Falfurrias and was finally shortened to Falfurrias. A post office under that name began operation in 1898. The Falfurrias Facts began publication in 1906. In 1911 the
LA sits in a desert basin at the base of mountains. Because of this, the city is known for warm days and cool nights. According to data collected over the past 23 years, Los Angeles has some of the most pleasant weather in the US with an average of 292 annual days of sunshine and 35 annual days of rain. 52SCWu2.