The term Añora has its origin in the Arabic word naura, which means waterwheel. According to scholars, the term refers to the waterwheel of an orchard that was in the vicinity of the place currently occupied by the municipality. And it was around the aforementioned orchard where the first inhabitants of the town gathered. In relation to the historical period in which the first residents settled in the place, even though it is not easy to document the exact date, it is believed that it was at the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th.