Fresno - Definition and Overview

Fresno, a Spanish word for ash tree (from Latin fraxinus) is a common placename in Spanish speaking areas.

Placenames

Colombia:

• Fresno is a municipality in the Department of Tolima.

Spain:

• Fresno is a ghost village in Nidáliga, in the municipality of Valle de Sedano, in the province of Burgos).
• Fresno de la Vega is a municipality in Ribera del Esla, in the province of León).
• Aldea del Fresno is a municipality in province of Madrid).
• Fresno el Viejo is a municipality in Tierra del Vino in the province of Valladolid).

United States of America:

• The city of Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California and has an airport called Fresno Air Terminal or Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The Fresno Scraper engine was designed in Fresno Valley, California.
• There is also Fresno, Ohio...
• Fresno is also a town located in Fort Bend County, Texas.

These placenames have originated the surname Fresno. Placenames Fresneda and Fresnillo share the same root.

US Battleships

• USS Fresno (CL-121) was a cruiser of the United States Navy.