Meanings
- A city in Orange County, California, United States.
Origin
- Frenchhavre
- Spanishabra“glade, inlet”
- EnglishLa Habra
Borrowed from the definite form of Spanish abra (“glade, inlet”), itself a borrowing from French havre. Doublet of haven. The initial "silent" h- is unetymological, likely interpreted from other Spanish words and toponyms common to the American Southwest (e.g., hasta, hombre, etc.). Fully cognate with French Le Havre, a city in Normandy.
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La Habra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Habra
“La Habra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Habra. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “La Habra,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Habra.
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