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The surname, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pero or Pedro (Peter)". At the same time, the name Pedro derives from the latin name Petrus, [ 1] meaning "rock or stone".
Perez or Pérez is a male given name which may refer to: Perez (son of Judah), son of Judah and Tamar from the Old Testament of the Bible. Perez Ahabwe (born 1961), Ugandan economist and politician. Perez ben Elijah (died 1295), French tosafist. Perez Benjamin (1791–1850), farmer and politician in Nova Scotia (in present-day Canada)
Martínez (often spelled without the acute accent on the "I") is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in the Spanish regions of Navarre, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín (with an accent on the "i"). It originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son ...
Frey (surname) Frey is a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word "vri," meaning "free," and as a name, it referred to a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf in the feudal system. [ 1][ 2] Other variations include Freyr, Freyer, Freyda, Freyman, Freyberg, Freystein, Fray, Frayr, Frayda, Frayberg, Frayman, Freeman.
Peres is a patronymic Portuguese and Galician surname. Its modern variant is Pires [1] . There exists also a branch among jewish people, not related with the first ones. In this case Hebrew: פרס, romanized : ˈperes is the name of the Bearded vulture or Gypaetus barbatus, commonly known as the lammergeier ). However, the surname is from the ...
Alun is an old masculine given name in the Welsh language; although it is not directly related to Alan (it is derived from Proto-Celtic *alouno- meaning either "nourishing" or "wandering" [ 26 ][ 27 ] ), today it is generally used as a variant form of the English name. An earlier bearer of this name is Alun of Dyfed, a character in the ...
González is a Spanish name. Its origins trace back to a Visigothic name combining the words gunþo ( guntho) ( battle or war) and alf ( elf ); the Latinized form was Gundisalv. As the Spanish language developed, the name transformed into Gonzalo and its surname derivative González. [ 4] Some believe the name to mean "war hall", as evidenced ...
Meaning. "pear tree". Region of origin. Portugal, and Galiciaregion of Spain. Other names. Variant form(s) Da Pereira, Dapereira, Pereyra, Pereiras, Pereyras, Perera, Pereire, Peral, Perales and others. The coat of arms of Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira. The cross, which is a cross flory voided, is a common charge found in the coats of arms of ...