Etymology

Sotomayor

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Today it means: A surname from Spanish or Galician. Full definition →

Galician Soutomaior
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  1. Galician · derived fromSoutomaior
  2. English todaySotomayor

From a Spanish habitational surname Sotomayor, from a locality in Galicia called Galician Soutomaior, from souto (“grove”) + maior (“larger”).

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