The origin of the name Nakhon nayok is not clear history. The main concept of the origin of the name is as follows:
Nakhon Nayok province formerly Ban na, but later changed its name to Nakhon Nayok province. In the Ayutthaya period the territory of Nakhon nayok is wild Don rokchat is farming or planting anything rarely works. Jungle fever, abundant people migrated to other very became deserted cities. Later, the King informed of political trouble, please, cancel the tax incentive to give up farming town is located at the same place, there are more and more people migrated into the community and get the city a lift after-the city becomes Nakhon nayok, until today.
Before the reign of 5 government is divided into Prime and Chief of the defence Chief. By the Chief Administrative Officer and Director of military defence, both in the South and the Chief Administrative Officer and Director of the Prime all soldiers in the North. The original area of the province of Nakhon nayok is an area that used to be affiliated with the Chief of the defence, but was transferred to under the supervision of the Chief of the Office of the Prime. The area had the name Nakhon Nayok raised since then.