At a Glance: Name: Zonda – Meaning: named after the Zonda valley in Argentina's San Juan province, where this hot, dry Andean wind is most noted – Origin: place name (Argentina), root uncertain – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ZON-duh
Zonda is a place name (Argentina), root uncertain unisex name meaning “named after the Zonda valley in Argentina's San Juan province, where this hot, dry Andean wind is most noted”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.
Meaning & Origin of Zonda
Meaning: Named after the Zonda valley in Argentina's San Juan province, where this hot, dry Andean wind is most noted.
Origin: place name (Argentina), root uncertain.
A common claim: Zonda is often labeled a Spanish or Quechua word for the warm, dry wind of Argentina. Actually: It's usually described as a Spanish or Quechua word meaning 'wind' - but it's actually a place name, borrowed from the Zonda valley where the wind is best known.
How to Pronounce Zonda
Phonetic: ZON-duh IPA: /ˈzɒndə/
Popularity of Zonda
Zonda 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.
