Sonoma
[səˈnoʊ.mə]Meaning
from a Suisun word variously said to mean "valley of the moon" or "many moons"
Background Story
Sonoma comes from a Suisun language word that has been variously thought to mean "valley of the moon" or "many moons", or to derive from tso, the earth, and noma, village. The word is also the name of a city in Sonoma County, California, and of the valley and county around it.
Related Names
Dallas
From the surname meaning 'meadow valley'.
Samito
A diminutive form of the name Samuel, meaning 'heard by God'.
Adaire
Recorded as a rare english given name for girls
Bacira
Cagney
A surname of Irish origin, often associated with the meaning 'one-eyed'
Caraun
Carden
The name means 'a place of the wild boar' or 'thicket'.
Cassan
Recorded as a masculine given name in Venetian
Chamba
An Indigenous term meaning 'the place of rest or calm'