Hermosillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Hermosillo.

Proper noun

Hermosillo (plural Hermosillos)

A surname from Spanish.
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): (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]

(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

a surname
A city, the capital of Sonora, Mexico

Derived terms

hermosillense

Further reading

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

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