# Fonseca

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #53,553

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
3. A phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean at 12° 27' N and 54° 48' W, east of Barbados and Tobago.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fonseca