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Origin and/or meaning of Sonsoles?
Like Sonsoles Espinosa. It's such an intriguing name, but I can't find any information online about the name, origin or meaning.
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The given name Sonsoles comes from Our Lady of Sonsoles, venerated in Avila. The place name Sonsoles comes from Sanzoles, from the ecclesiastical late Latin Sancti Zoili, "saint Zoilus".
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Thank you very much. Very interesting!
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