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2007-09-04 10:32:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
a spanish surname that ends with ez means son of blank, its the same as english names that end with son.
hernandez, son of hernan
martinez, son of martin
2007-09-04 11:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by victor r 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Sorry tom p & hotwheels, you're wrong.
Let's use Hernandez as our explanation.
In medieval Spain, a grandchild of a man named Hernando would be, for example, Pedro de los Hernandes (literally: Pedro of the Hernando's). Gradually, "de los" was omitted, and the final "s" was replaced with a "z". These type of surnames are actually aristocratic, and they're quite rare in Spain, but common in Latin America. The reason is because christened Indians, slaves, and rural peasants took the surnames of their land-owners, godparents or masters.
It can't come from Arabic; traditionally, Arabic patronymics add "bin" before the father's name, and use that as the child's surname. Spanish naming patterns do NOT come from the Moors!!!!!!
2007-09-06 08:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by karkondrite 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well my last name ends with ez and I'm Spanish [Spain] and also Cherokee !! So what if Hispanics have a z at the end of their names!!!! Other people have a z at the end of their names as well!!!!
2007-09-11 10:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by lola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is absolutely a funny question.
See- with a very hard try, you collect just 9 names to ask this question !
I have gone through 9000 names which do not have any thing like that & 9000 others also which do end with Z but were.still.....!!! got it !
Moon (India)
2007-09-04 20:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by Moon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Spanish language has ARABIC in it.
Between 711 AD and 1492 AD, Spain was ruled by MUSLIMS (called The Moors).
The Muslims who ruled Spain influenced the Spanish language.
The phrase "-ez" is from Arabic and means "son of".
Martinez = Son of Martin.
Rodriguez = Son of Rodrigo
Harnandez = Son of Hernan
"-ez" comes from Arabic. When Spaniards invaded and conquered Mexico, they brought their culture with them.
2007-09-04 11:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Because it means they are of hispanic descent or origin. Just like many white names end with "son". Many hispanic names also have "rr" or "ll" (sounds "Y").
2007-09-04 10:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's from the Moores.
"Son" is a Swedish add-on meaning "son of."
In Danish they use "sen."
In Irish it's "Mc" or "O" before the name, same thing, means "son of"
2007-09-04 14:48:36 · answer #7 · answered by tom p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the names are Spanish...duh
2007-09-04 10:38:41 · answer #8 · answered by Ferret 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think these names are european spanish.
2007-09-12 07:17:47 · answer #9 · answered by igdadriver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do we have so many Americans named Joe or Mark?
What's your point????
2007-09-04 10:49:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋