Etymology (Meaning of Words)/Source of "Malibu"

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Kim wrote at 2006-07-25 20:09:49
I heard that the name Malibu means "eye of God" in Native American.


kvolkan wrote at 2007-06-04 01:59:45
The Chumash meaning for the name "Malibu" may be "the surf is loud all the time".


john cosentino wrote at 2007-07-01 03:21:22
origin of the name Malibu- is Humamaliwoo which is chumash indian meaning -the sound of the waves in the canyon................


Syuxtum wrote at 2011-02-11 23:20:02
I believe, as i have heard from naturalists in the malibu state park, that 'malibu' is the chumash name for the sound that waves make.


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