Many places in California have names that start with "San." What does San mean?

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Many places in California have names that start with "San." What does San mean?

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Last updated Jul 07 2021.

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There is San Joaquin, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Bernadino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo and then there is Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz.

It appears that all the San.... places have been named after Saints. So maybe they were shortened to San instead of saying Saint Francisco (Saint Frances),
etc

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Mar 26 2003, 10:40 AM

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San is Spanish for Saint.

Jun 28 2001, 7:07 AM

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san is a male saint and santa is a female saint. So explain santa clause who by all counts was a man.

Jul 01 2001, 2:42 AM

Many places in California have names that start with "San." What does San mean?

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