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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".
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 ...
The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Filipino: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyido) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. That was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish ...
A Tagalog man (especially a chief) would lose his name, take his first-born's name, and become known as "child's father"; rather than his offspring adopting his surname like today. If he was baptized into Christianity, he would take a Spanish "Christian name" but retain his native name as surname. For example, Calao's father became Don Luis ...
The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [16] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique. [17]
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)
The name Timoteo is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of the Greek name Τιμόθεος.It comes from the Greek words timḗ (honor, respect) and theos (God). The name means "honoring God".
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 ...