Given name & surname · also Spanish

Sotomayor

“grove”·“larger”

Sotomayor is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Galician. It is used in English and Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Sotomayor is built from elements meaning “grove” and “larger”.

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Where it comes from

Sotomayor comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Galician.

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How it developed

From Galician Soutomaior.

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