Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/4/2024, 6:27 PM	namefix
10/4/2024, 6:25 PM	namefix
10/4/2024, 6:24 PM	namefix
10/7/2022, 8:32 PM	namefix

Name California

Type Surname (from given name & from location)

Usage Spanish (Latin American)

Edit Status Status not set

Meaning & History

It is thought that it might've been derived from Latin calida fornax meaning "hot furnace", or from Native American, kali forno meaning "high hill, native land". It is also thought to have derived from the given name Khalif or Khalifa.

Added 10/7/2022 by namefix