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The Spanish and Portuguese termination -o usually denotes the masculine, and is normally changed to feminine by dropping the -o and adding -a. The plural forms are usually -os and -as respectively. Adjectives ending in -ish can be used as collective demonyms (e.g. "the English", "the Cornish").
-evska (Macedonian, Bulgarian) Feminine equivalent of -evski [citation needed]-ez (Spanish, North Picard) including Spanish-speaking countries "son of"; in Picard, old spelling for -et [citation needed]-ëz for feminine; a word refer to something smaller, either literally or figuratively as in a form of endearment [citation needed]
This produced the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos ("Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames"), which listed permitted surnames with origins in Spanish, Filipino, and Hispanized Chinese words, names, and numbers. Thus, many Spanish-sounding Filipino surnames are not surnames common to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world.
However, this legislation only applies to Spanish citizens; people of other nationalities are issued the surname indicated by the laws of their original country. [13] Each of these two surnames can also be composite in itself, with the parts usually linked by: the conjunction y or e (and), the preposition de (of), or; a hyphen.
Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a surname. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese name used in many parts of the world. [1]
Nationalities of Spain can refer to: Nationalities and regions of Spain, for constitutional designation of certain subnational political entities; National and regional identity in Spain, for political movements and ideologies; Spanish nationality law; Spaniards or Spanish people, a national term for people from any part of Spain
Spain is a diverse country integrated by contrasting entities with varying economic and social structures, languages, and historical, political and cultural traditions. [1] [2] The Spanish constitution responds ambiguously to the claims of historic nationalities (such as the right of self-government) while proclaiming a common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards.
Luz is a Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name and surname, meaning light. The given name is shortened from Nossa Senhora Da Luz , a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Light".