Ventura

See also: ventura

English

Etymology

From 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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛntura]

Proper noun

Ventura m anim (female equivalent Venturová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Ventura (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Ventura	Venturové
genitive	Ventury	Venturů
dative	Venturovi	Venturům
accusative	Venturu	Ventury
vocative	Venturo	Venturové
locative	Venturovi	Venturech
instrumental	Venturou	Ventury

Further reading

• “Ventura”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

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