Sonora

See also: sonora

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Sonora

Etymology

Via Spanish, maybe from Opata xunuta.

Proper noun

Sonora (countable and uncountable, plural Sonoras)

  1. A state of Mexico.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A former community in Pinal County, Arizona, now demolished.
    2. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
    3. A city, the county seat of Tuolumne County, California.
    4. A minor city in Hardin County, Kentucky.
    5. A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri.
    6. An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
    7. A city, the county seat of Sutton County, Texas.
  3. A community in St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. 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.

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Further reading

Anagrams

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Sonora

  1. Sonora (a state of Mexico)

Latin

Etymology

New Latin. Maybe from Mexican Spanish Sonora or English Sonora

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sonōra f sg (genitive Sonōrae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Sonora

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sonōra
Genitive Sonōrae
Dative Sonōrae
Accusative Sonōram
Ablative Sonōrā
Vocative Sonōra
  • sonōrānus
  • sonōricus

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Spanish

Etymology

Maybe from Opata xunuta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈnoɾa/ [soˈno.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: So‧no‧ra

Proper noun

Sonora f

  1. A state of Mexico

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Turkish

Proper noun

Sonora

  1. Sonora (a state of Mexico)
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