| Quechua | Spanish | Meaning |
| Kitu | Quito | wild dove; indigenous people of the Kitu |
| Wayakil | Guayaquil | |
| Tumipampa | Cuenca (hist.: Tomebamba) | plain of stone knives |
| Sullana | Sollana | |
| 1. Qasamarka 2. Kashamarka | Cajamarca (hist.: Caxamarca) | 1. cold land 2. land of thorns |
| Ikitus | Iquitos | (name of an indigenous people) |
| Piwra | Piura | granary (?) |
| Waras | Huaraz | dawn |
| Pasqu urqu | Cerro de Pasco | mountain of maize rust (?) |
| Limaq (Rimaq) | Lima | speaker (spreaking river) |
| Wankayu: [1. < Wankayuq] [2. < Wanka Ayllu] | Huancayo | 1. who has stones 2. clan of the Wanka |
| 1. Wamanqa 2. Ayakuchu | 1. Huamanga 2. Ayacucho | 1. the falcon 2. corner of the dead |
| Qusqu | Cusco (Cuzco) | navel (center) of the world (?) |
| Punu | Puno | (< puna, cold lofty region) |
| Ariqipa: [1. < Ari Qhipa] [2. < Arí, qhipa!] | Arequipa | 1. behind the volcano 2. Yes, stay behind! |
| Ika | Ica | |
| Takna | Tacna | |
| Chukiyapu (Chukiyawu) | La Paz | |
| Qhuchapampa (Quchapampa) | Cochabamba | plain of the lake |
| Ururu (Uru-Uru) | Oruro | plenty of spiders or vermin (?) |
| Chuqichaka (Chukisaka) | Sucre (hist.: Chuquisaca) | bridge of metal |
| P'utuqsi | Potosí | noise |
| Tukuman | Tucumán | to the owl (or: to the hole) (?) |
Map of Peru: Proportion of Quechua Speakers on District Level 1993 (INEI)
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