Etymograph

English

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara comes from Spanish Santa Bárbara ‘Saint Barbara’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentSanta Bárbara‘Saint Barbara’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Santa Barbara

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentSanta Bárbara‘Saint Barbara’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Santa Barbara

Earliest quotation: 2015, Eliott C. McLaughlin, How does Santa Barbara match up with other U.S. oil spills?: “The Santa Barbara oil spill has environmentalists and California…”

Every English word from Spanish Santa Bárbara

Today it means

name Any of several cities.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Spanish Santa Bárbara / Santa Barbara

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