Ventura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A city, the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. Official name: City of San Buenaventura.
  3. A small city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

Pronunciation

/vɛnˈt(j)ʊɹə/

Word forms

Ventura

Etymology

From Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from a medieval form of Bonaventura, Buenaventura, meaning "good fortune."

Derived words

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