It means that sounds, which produces noise. Loud, shrill, loud, resonant. It is also the name of cities in several States of the United States (Kentucky, California, Texas) and another in Matto Grosso Brasil. Name of a State in Mexico. A name given to many bands and ensembles for example Sonora Ponceña, Sonora Dinamita, Sonora Matancera. In Mexico it is also name of a desert and a river. It has good sound and good rhythm. Pleasant, musical, canoro, harmonious sound.