Soto: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Grove or thicket, especially riverside woodland, from Latin 'saltus'
Origin
Spanish (place name)
Pronunciation
SOH-toh

Soto is a Spanish (place name) name meaning “grove or thicket, especially riverside woodland, from Latin 'saltus'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Last Names As First Names.

Meaning & Origin of Soto

Meaning: Grove or thicket, especially riverside woodland, from Latin 'saltus'.

Origin: Spanish (place name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Soto

SOH-tohIPA /ˈsoʊtoʊ/

Popularity of Soto

Soto 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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