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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 ...
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 ...
Mendoza – 613,683 – From Basque meaning "Mountain" Aguilar – 611,904 – Meaning eagles nest, from Latin aquilare 'haunt of eagles' [3] Ortíz – 576,989 – From Basque or Latin, Son of Orti; Álvarez – 557,332; Castillo – 553,799 – Meaning "Castle" Romero – 540,922 – Can be either Spanish or Italian, and have multiple meanings.
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 ...
Variant form (s) Vela, Vélaz, Velez. [ 1] Vélez is a surname of Spanish origin. Although it has been suggested [ 2] that it could be derived from Basque, it is, in fact, a patronym from the medieval name Vela, which itself is derived from Vigila ( Wigila ), a Germanic name used by the Visigoths. [ 3] In its earliest usage, the surname took ...
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 ...
Jiménez is a patronymic surname of Iberian origin, first appearing in the Basque lands. Jiménez is a patronymic construction from the modern-styled given name Jimeno, plus the Spanish suffix -ez, representing 'son of' Jimeno. The root appears to stem from Basque semen ('son'), attested in Aquitanian inscriptions as Sembeconnis and like forms.