San Fernando

Los Angeles suburb

San Fernando is a common place name in the Spanish-speaking world, appearing as cities, valleys, and municipalities across Spain, the Philippines, and the Americas.

In California alone, there's the San Fernando Valley (a populous region of Los Angeles) and the city of San Fernando.

The name honors Saint Ferdinand III of Castile.

California

Los Angeles

Southern California metropolis

Encino · Northridge · Chatsworth · Mulholland · I-5

mission

Franciscans

Catholic mendicant religious order

convento · chapel · altar · secularization · neophytes · archway · courtyard · fountain · colonnade · cemetery

city

municipality

Local governing district

parade · census · zoning · residential · commercial · historic district · Main Street · pedestrian · small town · incorporated

valley

Los Angeles River

Concrete-lined urban drainage channel

rancho · flood control · suburban · sprawl · microclimate · heat · smog · aerospace

Categories
Opposites
Los Angeles geography

San FernandoSanta Monica

Los Angeles beach suburb

Malibu · Venice Beach · Pacific Palisades · Pacific Coast · Beverly Hills

Family

Ferdinand, Fernando

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G