section_path: Etymology
section_name: Etymology
paragraph_text: Etymology
  
  The origin of the name is unknown. There are various theories regarding the origin of the toponym "Madrid" (all of them with problems when it comes to fully explaining the phonetic evolution of the toponym), namely:
  
  Nicknames for Madrid include the plural Los Madriles and La Villa y Corte (lit. ' the town and court ').