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  2. Widow - Wikipedia

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    A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has usually not remarried. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" with reference to men. [1] The adjective for either sex is widowed.

  3. Spanish naming customs - Wikipedia

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    In English, the Chicago Manual of Style recommends that Spanish and Hispanophone names be indexed by the family name. When there are two family names, the indexing is done under the father's family name; this would be the first element of the surname if the father's and mother's or husband's family names are joined by a y .

  4. La Llorona - Wikipedia

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    Statue of La Llorona on an island of Xochimilco, Mexico, 2015. La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; ' the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer ') is a vengeful ghost in Mexican folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her.

  5. Naming customs of Hispanic America - Wikipedia

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    The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).

  6. Dowager - Wikipedia

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    A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property – a "dower" – derived from her or his deceased spouse. [1] As an adjective, dowager usually appears in association with monarchical and aristocratic titles. In popular usage, the noun dowager may refer to any elderly widow, especially one of wealth and dignity or aristocratic manner.

  7. Amanda Kloots denounces the term widow after losing ... - AOL

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    After losing her husband Nick Cordero to coronavirus last year, Amanda Kloots has spoken out about why she hates the term widow.

  8. Hidalgo (nobility) - Wikipedia

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    A sixteenth-century French depiction of a hidalgo in Spain's American colonies with a Black servant The heraldic crown of Spanish hidalgos. An hidalgo (/ ɪ ˈ d æ l ɡ oʊ /, Spanish:) or a fidalgo (Portuguese: [fiˈðalɣu], Galician: [fiˈðalɣʊ]) is a member of the Spanish or Portuguese nobility; the feminine forms of the terms are hidalga, in Spanish, and fidalga, in Portuguese and ...

  9. De León (surname) - Wikipedia

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    De León or de León or De Leon is a Spanish origin surname, often toponymic, in which case it may possibly indicate an ultimate family origin in the Kingdom of León or the later Province of León. Geographical distribution