names and surnames

  • 51Jimenez — Recorded in several spellings including Gimeno, Jimeno, Jimenez, Gimenez, and Ximenez, the latter being the original form, this is Spanish surname but almost certainly of Romano Greek and Hebrew origins. Its similarity with the ancient pre… …

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  • 52Jimeno — Recorded in several spellings including Gimeno, Jimeno, Jimenez, Gimenez, and Ximenez, the latter being the original form, this is Spanish surname but almost certainly of Romano Greek and Hebrew origins. Its similarity with the ancient pre… …

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  • 53Ximenez — Recorded in several spellings including Gimeno, Jimeno, Jimenez, Gimenez, and Ximenez, the latter being the original form, this is Spanish surname but almost certainly of Romano Greek and Hebrew origins. Its similarity with the ancient pre… …

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  • 54Vela — This Spanish and Portuguese surname is of pre 5th century German origins. Recorded in the forms of Vela, Velez, Vella, Villareal, and sometimes Villa, the derivation is a short form of the original Vigila , a popular baptismal name used by the… …

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  • 55Velareal — This Spanish and Portuguese surname is of pre 5th century German origins. Recorded in the forms of Vela, Velez, Vella, Villareal, and sometimes Villa, the derivation is a short form of the original Vigila , a popular baptismal name used by the… …

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  • 56Velez — This Spanish and Portuguese surname is of pre 5th century German origins. Recorded in the forms of Vela, Velez, Vella, Villareal, and sometimes Villa, the derivation is a short form of the original Vigila , a popular baptismal name used by the… …

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  • 57Maidstone — Recorded originally as Maidstone, and now apparently more usually as the dialectals Mayston or Maystone, this is an English surname. It is locational and certainly from the town of Maidstone in the county of Kent, a place first recorded at the… …

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  • 58Mayston — Recorded originally as Maidstone, and now apparently more usually as the dialectals Mayston or Maystone, this is an English surname. It is locational and certainly from the town of Maidstone in the county of Kent, a place first recorded at the… …

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  • 59Maystone — Recorded originally as Maidstone, and now apparently more usually as the dialectals Mayston or Maystone, this is an English surname. It is locational and certainly from the town of Maidstone in the county of Kent, a place first recorded at the… …

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  • 60De Ortega — This old Spanish surname is locational. It derives from any of the villages so named in the provinces of Burgos, La Coruna, and Jaen. The meaning is lost in the mists of time, but there is some evidence to suggest that it may derive from the… …

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