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Bonita

American  
[buh-nee-tuh, boh-] / bəˈni tə, boʊ- /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Bonita, longing to know her mother more deeply, follows the stranger from one site of her mother’s purported past to another.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily Mar. 21, 2026

‘South Park’ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who this summer landed one of the richest TV deals ever, are in a standoff with performers at their Casa Bonita restaurant near Denver.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

Where: The corner of West Arrow Highway and West Bonita Avenue Event notes: The rally will take place on flat ground.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

Finding somebody to work in the rain wasn’t easy, but Curly eventually hooked up with an outfit in Bonita Springs.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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