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ArchivesRe: The name Zinora meaning?
in reply to a message by LDSgrl
Not sure, Spanish usually does not confuse the letters S and Z.
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Actually I speak Spanish and have lived in Spain. S and Z are only pronounced differently in Spain. In the Caribbean, Central and South America, and in the Philippines Z and S are pronounced exactly the same.
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Though I do NOT necessarily think this supports a derivation of the Trinadian name from "Senora", it is very true that S and Z are usually pronounced the same in many Latin American dialects of Spanish, and that this often leads to respellings where one replaces the other. I have seen many examples of Hispanic Americans using spellings like Jezzica for Jessica.
This message was edited 3/13/2023, 7:24 PM
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