Etymology

Oxnard

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Today it means: The largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. Full definition →

Old English oxanhierde
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  1. Old English · inherited fromoxanhierde
  2. English todayOxnard

From Old English oxanhierde, a compound of oxna + hierde, meaning oxherd. * (The city in California): Named after founding settler Henry T. Oxnard.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishoxanhierde all →

oxherd

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