Ventura

See also: ventura

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛnt(j)ʊɹə/

Proper noun

Ventura

  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.

Derived terms

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ventura.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑ̃.ty.ʁa/

Proper noun

Ventura ?

  1. a French surname from Italian
    Lino Ventura, b. 1919

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Bonaventura.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /venˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: Ven‧tù‧ra

Proper noun

Ventura m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Descendants
  • French: Ventura

Further reading
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