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  1. If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer: Los Angeles was named by Spanish settlers in 1781, inspired by the original name El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, which translates to ‘The Town of Our Lady Queen of the Angels.’ The long name was eventually shortened to Los Angeles over time.
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    There is probably no other major city in America whose original name is as disputed as that of Los Angeles. We do know that the current name Los Angeles is Spanish for The Angels. The official name, City of Los Angeles has been the city’s official name since at least it became an American city in 1850.
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    The original name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula" (in English, "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the River Porciúncula"), giving it both one of the longest and shortest (referring to its shortening of "LA") place names in the world.
    simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles
    Why is Los Angeles so often referred to as ‘The City of Angels?’ Here’s the story of the origins behind LA’s angelic nickname. The easiest and most obvious origin is a direct translation of los angeles, which in Spanish means ‘the angels.’
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    They called the new settlement El Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles (“The Village of the Queen of the Angels”); the name was later shortened to Los Angeles.
    www.britannica.com/place/Los-Angeles-California/…
     
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