Laguna
Appearance
Laguna (Italian and Spanish word for lagoon), is a Spanish, Italian, and Polish surname. It may also refer to:
People
[edit]- Andrés Laguna (1499–1559), Spanish physician, pharmacologist, and botanist
- Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva (1822–1902), Spanish forester, entomologist and botanist of Spanish and Philippine flora
- Theodore de Laguna (1876–1930), American philosopher, taught at Bryn Mawr College and in the Philippines, early feminist.
- Aleksander Łaguna (7/10/1894 – 9/10/1934) – Major pilot of the Polish Army, knight of the Virtuti Militari
- Mikołaj Łaguna (14/06/1890–1940) – Polish lieutenant, murdered in Katyn
- Piotr Łaguna (1905–1941), major of the Polish Army, pilot
- Stosław (Klemens Stanisław) Łaguna, (23/02/1833-28/04/1900), professor of Polish Law at the University of Saint Petersburg, January Uprising participant
- Stanisław Ignacy Łaguna (18 January 1878-1 August 1943) – Polish engineer, councilor of the Lviv City Council (Second Polish Republic)
- Sławomir Łaguna (1889–1940) – Polish politician and local government official , member of the Sejm of the 3rd term (1930–1935) , president of Siedlce (1931–1939)
- Frederica de Laguna (1906–2004), American anthropologist
- Grace de Laguna (1878–1978), American philosopher
- Ana Laguna (born 1955), Spanish-Swedish ballet dancer, court dancer and professor
- José Dapena Laguna (1912–1991), Puerto Rican politician - mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Fábio Laguna (born 1977), Brazilian keyboardist
- Grzegorz Łaguna (born 6/10/1987) – Polish journalist, publicist and television presenter
- Henryk Łaguna (born 21/11/1957) – Polish architect and visual artist
- Ieva Lagūna (born 1990), Latvian model
- José Durand Laguna (1889–1958), Argentine football manager
- Justo Oscar Laguna (1929–2011), Argentinian bishop
- Kenny Laguna (born 1948), American songwriter and record producer
- Ricardo Laguna (born 1982), Mexican-American professional BMX rider and television personality
- Abe Laguna (born 1992), American DJ known as Ookay
Places
[edit]United States
[edit]Arizona
[edit]- Laguna, Yuma County, Arizona
- Laguna Army Airfield, a military airport in Arizona
Florida
[edit]- Laguna Beach, Florida in Bay County, Florida
California
[edit]- Laguna, California (disambiguation)
- Laguna Beach, California, a seaside resort city in Orange County, about 50 miles (80 km) south of Los Angeles
- Laguna Canyon, a canyon that runs through the San Joaquin Hills in southern Orange County, California
- Laguna Creek, Elk Grove, California, a former census-designated place in Sacramento County
- Laguna Hills, California, a city in Orange County
- Laguna Mountains, a mountain range in San Diego County, California
- Laguna Niguel, California, a city in Orange County
- Laguna Woods, California, a city in Orange County, with 90% of the population 55 or older
New Mexico
[edit]- Laguna, New Mexico, also the location of Mission San José de la Laguna or "Old Laguna"
Texas
[edit]- Laguna, former name of Satin, Texas, United States
Elsewhere
[edit]- Laguny, a village in Poland located in the Masovian Voivodeship
- Laguna, New South Wales, a village in New South Wales, Australia
- Laguna, Santa Catarina, a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Laguna City, a private-housing estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Laguna (province), in the Calabarzon region in Luzon, Philippines
- Laguna, Cagdianao, a barangay in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines
Other uses
[edit]- Łaguna family of the Grzymała IV coat of arms, ancient Polish nobility coat of arms since 1468
- C.F. Laguna, a football club in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
- Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna, an automobile model from 1973 to 1976
- GP Laguna, a cycle race in Croatia
- Large Apparatus studying Grand Unification and Neutrino Astrophysics (LAGUNA), a neutrino observatory
- "Laguna", a Filipino folk-rock OPM song by Sampaguita
- Laguna Copperplate Inscription, an archeological find in the Philippines
- Laguna F.C., a football team in Gibraltar
- Laguna Loire, a character in the video game Final Fantasy VIII
- Laguna (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 6 of the Madrid Metro
- Laguna Pueblo, a Native American people of the southwestern United States
- Laguna Resources, an Australian mining company
- Renault Laguna, a large family car manufactured by Renault from 1994 to 2015
- Laguna (publisher), Serbian book publishing company
- Laguna Sunrise, Song written by Black Sabbath, album Vol 4, 1972