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  2. Spanish naming customs - Wikipedia

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    The Basque-speaking territories (the Basque Autonomous Community and Navarre) follow Spanish naming customs (given names + two family names, the two family names being usually the father's and the mother's). The given names are officially in one language or the other (Basque or Spanish), but often people use a translated or shortened version.

  3. 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).

  4. List of common Spanish surnames - Wikipedia

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    Romero – 540,922 – Can be either Spanish or Italian, and have multiple meanings. Moreno – 539,927; Chávez – 517,392 – From Portuguese and Galician, from various places by the name, places derive name from Latin clavis “keys” or aquis Flaviis “at the waters of Flavius” [3] Rivera – 508,022 – Meaning either "Riverbank" or ...

  5. Lists of country names in various languages - Wikipedia

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    Most countries of the world have different names in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English.

  6. 75 Top Spanish Names for Boys and Their Meanings - AOL

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    13. Carlos. The name Carlos is a Spanish variation of Charles, meaning “man.” The moniker rose in popularity in Spain in the 1980s, according to Baby Center, and has maintained a top spot ever ...

  7. List of Mexican state name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Spanish: Named after Andrés Quintana Roo, a hero from the War of Independence. San Luis Potosí: Spanish: Named after Louis IX, and the mines of Potosí in Bolivia. Sinaloa: Mayo: sinalobola: Origin of name is disputed. May mean "round pitahaya (cacti)" or "cut corn" [8] Sonora: Opata [9] xunuta [9] "In the place of the corn". [9] Tabasco ...

  8. Ruiz - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish surname Ruiz is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo, meaning "son of Roderick". [1] [2] Roderick's roots can be traced back to the Visigoths, the Germanic tribe which ruled in the Iberian Peninsula between the 5th and 8th centuries; [citation needed] it originates from the Germanic personal name "Hrodric" which is composed of the elements "Hrōd ...

  9. Rodríguez (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣeθ], [roˈðɾiɣes]) is a Spanish-language patronymic surname of Visigothic origin (meaning literally Son of Rodrigo; Germanic: Roderickson) and a common surname in Spain and Latin America. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues. The "ez" signifies "son of".