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Where does “Malibu” come from?

Malibu is an English place name derived from Ventureño humaliwo, a word of unknown meaning in the Native American language of the Chumash people.

Ancestry of “Malibu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malibumalibuchief, cacique

Words derived from “Malibu”

  • malibu
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