Becerra

See also: becerra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Becerra.

Proper noun

Becerra (plural Becerras)

1. A surname from Spanish.
   • 2022 July 6, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov‎^[1]:

     U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Becerra is the 1051^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33274 individuals. Becerra is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.34%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Becerra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 122.

Anagrams

• acerber, cerebra, rebrace

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “metonymical surname for a cowherd?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /beˈθera/ [beˈθe.ra]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /beˈsera/ [beˈse.ra]
• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: Be‧ce‧rra

Proper noun

Becerra m or f by sense

1. a surname