Hermosillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Hermosillo.

Proper noun

Hermosillo (plural Hermosillos)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A city, the capital of Sonora, Mexico

   Synonym: (historical) Pitic

   Holonym: Hermosillo municipality

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hermosillo is the 5347^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6508 individuals. Hermosillo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hermosillo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.
• Forebears

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eɾmoˈsiʝo/ [eɾ.moˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /eɾmoˈsiʝo/ [eɾ.moˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /eɾmoˈsiʎo/ [eɾ.moˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eɾmoˈsiʃo/ [eɾ.moˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eɾmoˈsiʒo/ [eɾ.moˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: Her‧mo‧si‧llo

Proper noun

Hermosillo m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. A city, the capital of Sonora, Mexico

Derived terms

• hermosillense

 

Further reading

• Forebears (Spanish)
• Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024