Berkeley, CA (WFN) -- California's history is every bit as racy as it is rich in culture.

A new edition of the book, "California Place Names" (University of California Press), puts various California geographical locations on the map and explains the origin of their names.

According to the book, Dingleberry Lake in Inyo County was "named by sheepman John Schober for the 'dingleberries' (bits of excrement) on the hind ends of his sheep."

Then there's Tunemah Trail, Lake, Pass and Peak in the Kings Canyon area.

William Bright, who updated the book, says the word Tunemah was adapted from a Cantonese phrase spoken by disgruntled Chinese laborers who were employed by sheepherders. Little did their employers know the phrase means "fu*k your mother!"

Finally, in Humboldt County, when the name of the train station was changed to Loleta, it came from an elderly Indian woman playing a joke. The Native American word "katawoto't," means "let's have intercourse," but it was misunderstood as Loleta.

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