Ventura

Southern California city

Ventura is a city in Southern California on the Pacific coast, officially San Buenaventura.

The name, Spanish for "good fortune," appears in place names throughout the American Southwest.

As a surname, it gained pop culture recognition through the wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura and the fictional pet detective Ace Ventura.

California

county

Local administrative division

pier · boardwalk · harbor · fairgrounds · oceanfront · Pacific · surfing · promenade · seaside · downtown

Spanish

fortune

Wealth or destiny

prosperity · destiny · serendipity · chance · good · favorable · auspicious · windfall · fortunate · opportunity

surname

Jesse

Hebrew-origin masculine name

SEAL · Minnesota · Reform · entertainer · controversial · outspoken · maverick · celebrity · bodyguard · actor

automotive

Pontiac

Defunct General Motors division

vintage · collector · restoration · V8 · American · sixties · seventies · GTO · chrome · cruiser

Categories
Opposites
COASTAL vs. INLAND GEOGRAPHY

VenturaBakersfield

Southern Central Valley municipality

Fresno · Palmdale · Lancaster · Barstow · Victorville

Phrases
Family

adventure, adventurous, adventurer, adventured, misadventure, adventuress

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G