Naming Conventions in Spanish-Speaking Countries.
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Leonardo Israel León Pinzón
Leonardo – This is his first name, just like you have a first name.
Israel – This is his middle name. It is more common to not have a middle name in Spanish-speaking countries than it is in the USA.
León – This is his father’s last name. Usually, this name always comes first in the last name. Pinzón – This is his mIn Spanish, it’s called el apellido paternal (the paternal last name).
other’s last name. Usually, this name comes second. In Spanish, it’s called el apellido materno (the maternal last name).
On an everyday basis, he’d be known as “Leonardo León”.
Marriage
Let’s say Leonardo marries a woman named “Rosalita Gonzalez Rodriguez”.
After marriage, Rosalita can be socially known as “Rosalita Gonzalez Rodriguez de León”. This is not her legal name, however.
After a few years of marriage, they have a child. They name him Gabriel.
His name would be “Gabriel León Gonzalez”.
Another Generation
Let’s say that Gabriel León Gonzalez grows up and marries a woman named Josefa Dominguez Morelos.
They have a child named David. What would his full name be?
María
Mary is so highly revered in Spanish-speaking countries that many girls are named after her.
Mary’s esteem is so great that even boys can be named after her. For example: José María isn’t an uncommon name.
-ez
As you’ve probably noticed, many Spanish last names end with the suffix –ez.
This suffix indicated “son of…”.
This is the same thing as someone’s last name being “Johnson” or “Jameson”.
•Álvarez – the son of Álvar, Álvaro•Antúnez – the son of Antón, Antonio•Benéitez, Benítez – the son of Benito•Díaz, Díez, Diéguez – the son of Diego•Domínguez – the son of Domingo•Enríquez – the son of Enrique•Estévez – the son of Esteve, Estevo, Esteban•Fernández – the son of Fernando•Giménez, Jiménez, Ximénez – the son of Gimeno, Jimeno, Ximeno•Gómez – the son of Gome•González – the son of Gonzalo•Gutiérrez – the son of Gutierre, Gutier•Hernández – the son of Hernando•Ibáñez – the son of Iván, Juan•López – the son of Lope
Márquez – the son of Marco, Marcos
Méndez – the son of Mendo
Míguez, Miguélez – the son of Miguel
Martínez – the son of Martín
Núñez – the son of Nuño
Pérez – the son of Pedro
Rodríguez – the son of Rodrigo
Ruiz – the son of Ruy, Roy
Ramírez – the son of Ramiro
Sánchez – the son of Sancho
Suárez – the son of Suero
Vázquez – the son of Vasco, Velasco
Velázquez – the son of Velasco
Vélez – the son of Vela
Common Nicknames
Alicia = Ali, Licha
Antonio = Toño
Beatriz = Beti
Carlos = Carlitos
Carolina = Caro
Daniel = Dani
Francisco = Pancho
Guillermo = Meme
Isabel = Chabela