Sombra: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Shade or shadow
Origin
Spanish
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
SOM-brah

Sombra is a Spanish unisex name meaning “shade or shadow”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Dark or Night — Mysterious, Moody, and Magnetic.

Meaning & Origin of Sombra

Meaning: Shade or shadow.

Origin: Spanish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sombra

SOM-brahIPA /ˈsɒmbrə/

Popularity of Sombra

Sombra doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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