ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : Bilingual From the Beginning
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The German farmers who colonized Anaheim in 1857 combined Spanish and German to name their settlement.
Ana refers to the Santa Ana River, Santa Ana being Spanish for St. Anne. And heim is German for home. Anaheim was a home by the river.
Source: “Dreams to Reality: A Profile of Modern-day Anaheim,” by Geoff Black and Bret Colson
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