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

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

 

  • 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

Further reading