Names and their origins [] Historical Facts

Published July 29, 2024

As in most Latin American cultures, people in Mexico have two surnames. The first is the father’s, and the second is the mother’s family name. Therefore, when you meet someone named Juan Bermudez Rodriguez, you know his father’s last name is Bermudez, and his mother came from a family named Rodriguez. When addressing him, if you do not wish to use both surnames, you would say Sr. Bermudez, not Sr. Rodriguez.

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¿Se ha preguntado alguna vez como originaron los sobrenombres? Aqui le explico, y además les cuento algunas historias de nombres de pila y de apodos….

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