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Ballona estuary, 1923

Ballona is a geographic place name in the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California.

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Place name origin

The origin of the unique toponym Ballona is much disputed and possibly unknowable.[1] Various theories have been exchanged for more than 150 years.

  • 1875: Misspelling of Ballena, Spanish word for whale (various dead whales did wash up near Ballona during the 19th century), or misspelling of Spanish “valle” meaning valley [2]
  • 1893: An introduction to Southern California in the Los Angeles Herald noted “Ballona, meaning and derivation unknown; not Spanish.”[3]
  • 1939: “The origin of the word Ballona is in doubt.” Discounts whale theory; Cristobal Machado, an heir of the rancho family, suggests it’s somehow derivative of “bay” [4]

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