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Maquinna was the hereditary name of a succession of Nootka chiefs. About 1791 the Spaniards named this point after the most famous of the line, that Chief Maquinna who in 1788 sold a small patch of land on Nootka Island to Captain Meares (see Meares Island). Captain Vancouver met Maquinna in 1792. In 1803 the next Chief Maquinna led an attack on the American ship Boston, massacring all but two of the crew. The last Maquinna to maintain authority over the Nootka Indians died in 1901.

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After Bruce A. Mckelvie (1889-1960), journalist and BC historian. At one time president of the BC Historical Association, McKelvie wrote a number of books, including The Early History of British Columbia, The Pageant of British Columbia, and Maquinna the Magnificent.

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Nootka Sound was discovered in 1774 by Juan Perez, who was prevented by poor weather from landing but named the harbour here San Lorenzo. He was followed by Captain Cook in 1778, who bestowed the name King George's Sound. Cook erroneously reported that Nootka was the Indian name for the inlet.

The most likely explanation of the word nootka is that supplied by the missionary priest Father Brabant, who lived for many years among these Indians. His suggestion is that what the white men heard was noot-ka-eh, the imperative of the Indian verb meaning 'go around!'

According to Dr. T. Hess of the University of Victoria, the Indians were probably saying nu-tka-piöim, meaning 'go around the harbour.' The Spanish subsequently changed their name to San Lorenzo de Nutka and later to Santa Cruz de Nutka, but the name was soon reduced to plain Nootka.

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After James Strange, a Bombay merchant who became interested in the maritime fur trade. With his two ships and their captains, he visited Nootka in 1786.

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From the Nootka Indian word meaning 'Jer-ail-at beach' or, in the words of explorer John Buttle, 'where the water travel stops and they have to walk.'

An old Indian route across Vancouver Island was up Tahsis Inlet and River, then down Nimpkish Lake and River. Jewitt, in the account of his captivity, mentions that early in September 1803 the Nootka Indians, following their usual practice, moved to their autumn and winter quarters at 'Tashees and Cooptee.'

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After the Nootka Indian chief, Clewpaneloo, whom Captain Vancouver mentioned in his journal.

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After Brigadier-General Don José Manuel de Alava, the Spanish officer who handed over to the British in 1795 his country's base on Nootka Sound.

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Bajo is Spanish for 'below.' Malaspina gave the point this name in 1791, probably with reference to the very dangerous reef here.