Etymology

Malheur County

Today it means: One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Vale. Full definition →

French malheur
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The story

  1. French · derived frommalheur“misfortune”
  2. English todayMalheur County

Named after the Malheur River, from French malheur (“misfortune”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.