The origin of the name "Apache" is not positively known. These Indians themselves had no generic name for the entire Apache people. Some authorities give the names of "Tinneh," "Dinde," "Yndye," etc.; but Navajo to whom I talked denied that any such appellations applied to them. As far as I was able to get to the truth, different tribes had different names, but no general name for the entire people who spoke the Apache dialect. The Apache of San Carlos claimed that the name "Apache" had been given them by the Mexicans; and they resented its use, claiming that it was a bad word, an affront.
- From The Truth About Geronimo by Britton Davis
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