How did Sal get her full name in the book Walk Two Moons?

Answer 1

In the book "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech, Salamanca Tree Hiddle gets her full name from her parents. Her father, John Hiddle, chose the name Salamanca after a city in Spain where he and Sal's mother, Chanhassen, had visited. Chanhassen chose the middle name Tree because she loved trees and nature. Sal's last name, Hiddle, comes from her father's family name.

Answer 2

Sal's first name was Salamanca. She was mistakenly named after an Indian tribe that they thought her grandmother came from. They found later it should have been a different tribe. Her middle name was Tree, because her mother deeply loved trees.

Answer 3

Sal got her full name "Salamanca Tree Hiddle" from her mother, who admired the city of Salamanca in Spain and the trees in Ohio. Her mother also added "Hiddle" because she said it sounded like a drumbeat.