 The name of the municipality has generated various discussions.In the book cited, Viramontes tells us that the place was originally known as Huanoch, which paid tribute to the chief of Metahuasco (Tabasco); there are also those who affirm that the word derives from Huataca, the last indigenous chief of the place; Huanol, son of Huataca or Huanoch, last priest of the tribe.It has even been claimed that the name derives from «Huaricho», which is a wild honeycomb that is abundant in the region, and that, previously, its inhabitants were called huarichos.