Meanings
proper noun
- A surname.
- A city, the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. Official name: City of San Buenaventura.
- A small city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.
Origin
From Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from a medieval form of Bonaventura, Buenaventura, meaning "good fortune."
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APA
Ventura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ventura
MLA
“Ventura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ventura. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ventura,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ventura.
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