Sonora
See also: sonora
English
Proper noun
Sonora (countable and uncountable, plural Sonoras)
- A state of Mexico.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A former community in Pinal County, Arizona, now demolished.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
- A city, the county seat of Tuolumne County, California.
- A minor city in Hardin County, Kentucky.
- A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Sutton County, Texas.
- A community in St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A surname.
Translations
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sonora is the 36154th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Sonora is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.97%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sonora”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
New Latin. Maybe from Mexican Spanish Sonora or English Sonora
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /soˈnoː.ra/, [s̠ɔˈnoːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /soˈno.ra/, [soˈnɔːrä]
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sonōra |
Genitive | Sonōrae |
Dative | Sonōrae |
Accusative | Sonōram |
Ablative | Sonōrā |
Vocative | Sonōra |
Related terms
- sonōrānus
- sonōricus
See also
- Novum Mexicum, Mexicum Novum
- Regnum Mexicanum
- Nova Hispania
- pronvinces and some sub-provinces of the Kingdom of Mexico:
Spanish
Etymology
Maybe from Opata xunuta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈnoɾa/ [soˈno.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: So‧no‧ra
Related terms
See also
- Sonora on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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