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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).
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Before the 20th century all Basque men were considered nobles (indeed, some Basque surnames, e.g. Irujo or Medoza, were related to some of the oldest Spanish noble families), and many of them used their status to emigrate with privileges to other regions of the Spanish Empire, especially the Americas; thus some Basque surnames became common in ...
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. [ 1 ] Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech , Polish ), Alexandre ( French ), Alexandros ( Greek ), Alsander ( Irish ), Alessandro ( Italian ), Aleksandr ( Russian ), and Alasdair ( Gaelic ).
4. Francisco. The name Francisco means “Frenchman” or “free man.”It is the Spanish cognate of the name Francis. Babies named Francisco are often nicknamed Frank, Frankie, Paco, Paquito ...
This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician; Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player; Guillermo Arévalo (born 1952), a Shipibo shaman and curandero (healer) of the Peruvian Amazon; among the Shipibo he is known as Kestenbetsa
Nacho is the common short form of the Spanish name Ignacio. ... Ignacio Anaya (c. 1894–1975), Mexican restaurateur credited as the creator of Nachos;