ðə nˈeɪm kˈʌmz fɹʌm kjˈuːənˌoʊ vˈɜːd ɡɹˈiːn hˈɔːɹn ɡˈɪvən baɪ ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl spˈænɪʃ ʌvðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəz ˌɪntɚnˈæs tə tˈuː, fˈɑːðɚɹ ænd sˈʌn, dʒˈuːp kəmˈæntʃi bˈænd mˌæhɪmiˈɑːnə pˌæɹəˈiːboʊ ɔːɹ wˈɔːɹ tʃˈiːfs.
The name comes from Cuerno Verde (Green Horn) given by the colonial Spanish of the Provincias Internas to two, father and son, Jupe Comanche band mahimiana paraibo or war chiefs.