Socorro

Spanish and Portuguese

"succour, help, relief"

Socorro Origin and Meaning

The name Socorro is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "succour, help, relief".

Socorro is a Spanish and Portuguese word name taken from a title of the Virgin Mary, "Mary of Perpetual Succour." Its religious meaning makes it somewhat old-fashioned and not among the Spanish names for girls widely used in the US.

Socorro Rank in US Top 1000

# 963 in the US

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Famous People Named Socorro

• Socorro Acioli Brazilian novelist
• Socorro Herrera American actress
• Socorro Santiago American actress
• María del Socorro "Corín" Tellado (López) Spanish novelist
• (María del Socorro) Patricia Acevedo Mexican voice actress
• Socorro Venegas Mexican novelist
• Vilma Socorro Martí­nez U.S. Ambassador and activist
• Maria Socorro Garcia de la Noceda birth name of Lunna, Puerto Rican pop singer
• Pura María del Socorro "Mary Coco" Maltez (Huezo) Nicaraguan feminist and activist

Socorro in Pop Culture

• Socorro New Mexico, USA
• Socorro is the name of the newborn baby sister in Pixar's Coco