De Anza College became “De Anza” College only after several months of intense study of more than 250 names.
Among the more interesting suggestions were Calvert, Footland, Utopia, Green Oaks, Lafayette, Beaulieu (after the winery), Traffic Jam, Noah Webster, Trianon (after Le Petit Trianon), Cuphill, and Aristotle. A name was finally selected in early 1963 — De Anza, after the famous Spanish explorer.
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