læɡˈuːnə, ɪz spˈænɪʃ, kˈɑːɡneɪt wɪð "lɐɡˈuːn", mˈiːnɪŋ "lˈeɪk", ænd dᵻɹˈaɪvz fɹʌm ɐ nˈaʊ dɹˈaɪ lˈeɪk loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə tɹˈaɪbz ænsˈɛstɹəl lˈændz.
Laguna, is Spanish, cognate with "lagoon", meaning "lake", and derives from a now dry lake located on the tribe's ancestral lands.