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

• Ventura County

Anagrams

• vaunter

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

• filae.com

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

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi