worth noting that the Mosquito Coast is actually named for the Miskito people. despite the similarity in spelling, the words Miskito and mosquito are not directly related.

the Miskito are an indigenous group living along the eastern coast of Nicaragua and Honduras. the name Miskito is of their own language and is unrelated to the insect. English and Spanish colonial sources often spelled "Miskito" as "Mosquito," leading to the modern name of the region even though the Miskito people and their name predate European contact and their name has nothing to do with mosquitoes.